Softball Recap: New Bloomfield Wildcats vs. Harrisburg Bulldogs
After only one run in their last game, New Bloomfield made sure to put some runs up on the board against Harrisburg on Thursday. Everything went the New Bloomfield Wildcats' way against the Harrisburg Bulldogs as the New Bloomfield Wildcats made off with a 10-3 victory. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
Taylor Allen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits.
At the plate, New Bloomfield got a massive performance out of Myah Briggs, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Avarie Edwards, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and a triple.
New Bloomfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 11.5.
New Bloomfield has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Harrisburg, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-10.
New Bloomfield will head out on the road to take on Rolla at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. New Bloomfield's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Rolla's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Harrisburg, they will take on North Callaway at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. North Callaway will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Harrisburg surely won't give up without a fight.
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