Bowie is 9-1 against Austin since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bowie Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Austin Maroons at 5:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Bowie: 1.8, Austin: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Bowie sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Austin. Three seems to be a good number for Bowie as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Bowie got a great performance from Ryder Melsa as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Melsa has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cole Miller relieved him and did a solid job, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Lambert, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a stolen base, and two RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Bowie and bumps their season record up to 16-5. As for Austin, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.
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