Softball Recap: Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs vs. Licking Valley Panthers
After a string of six wins, Bloom-Carroll's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Licking Valley Panthers by a score of 2-0. Bloom-Carroll was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior) but Licking Valley's pitcher proved too tough.
Bloom-Carroll saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophie Gleim, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Gleim has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Bloom-Carroll's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8. As for Licking Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Bloom-Carroll will head out on the road to challenge Liberty Union at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Liberty Union's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Bloom-Carroll's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Licking Valley, they will be playing at home against Granville at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Granville is coming into the game with three straight victories on the road, so Licking Valley will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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