Sports
Lady Bulls Host Cougars
Bloomingdale will host the Durant Cougars on Tuesday, March 22, at 7 p.m.
After a tough opening week in March, the Lady Bulls have come full swing while putting together convincing wins in their last three games.
Bloomingdale (7-7-0, 4-1-0, first place, 6A Division 8) has won its last three games by outscoring teams a total of 26-2. In those three victories, the Lady Bulls pitching have tossed two back-to-back shut-outs over East Bay (10-0) and Brandon (13-0).
Coach Matt Carter's Durant (10-3-0, 7-0-0, first place, 5A Division 8) team will visit Bloomingdale on Tuesday night coming off of a very frustrating road tour that included teams from Manatee and Polk counties in which the Cougars have lost three in a row. Prior to Durant's nonconference play, the Cougars were undefeated, beating teams in commanding fashion while posting a 10-0-0 record.
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Durant is led at the plate by sensational sophomore Paige Davis. She leads her team with a .421 BA with 8 RBI, three doubles and two triples. Together the Cougars bring a .319 BA to Tuesday night's match-up.
While the Cougars' bats are lively; the pitching staff has been nothing short of dominant. Sophomore Paige Davis (4-1, 3 CG, 2 SO, 37 K's, .235 BA, 2.19 ERA) and senior Lauren Wolfe (6-2, 6 CG, 5 SO, 68 K's, .185 BA, 1.10 ERA) will test the Lady Bulls' bats with every pitch.
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Bloomingdale brings a steadily-rising .301 BA into Tuesday's game. Led by juniors Jordan Alexander (.463, 19 hits, 14 rbi, 9 sb) and Katie Marion, (.325, 13 hits, 12 rbi), the Lady Bulls will surely test the arms of the Durant Cougars.
Late season starter Lauren Phillips (3-2, 17 k's, 3.60 ERA, .277 BA) has been a driving force on the mound for Bloomingdale. In her last two starts, Phillips has assisted in pitching two shut-outs and earned two wins.
This is a nonconference game, however, both teams are looking to establish dominance in Hillsborough County as the 2011 season continues.
Durant will face Bloomingdale on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.