The Sutter Huskies will face off against the Bullard Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sutter comes in on 12 and Bullard on six.
Sutter can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Everything went their way against Marysville as Sutter made off with a 12-2 win.
Olivia Bauer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Bauer has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bauer was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Grace Diaz was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Megan O'Neal was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bullard pushed their score to 11 the last time they played they, but on Tuesday they couldn't quite do it again. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Kingsburg a 3-0 shutout. Three seems to be a good number for Bullard as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sutter's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-0. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 16.3 runs. As for Bullard, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Sutter skirted past Bullard 8-6 when the teams last played back in June of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sutter since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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