The Bloomingdale Bulls will challenge the Lake Minneola Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bloomingdale is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Bloomingdale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Horizon with a sharp 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulls, who have now won 14 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Javier Navas-Hoyer
| 04/24/25 vs Horizon | 7 |
| 04/17/25 vs Durant | 5 |
| 04/11/25 vs Sickles | 3 |
| 04/08/25 @ Newsome | 3 |
| 04/03/25 @ Armwood | 6 |
| + 2 more games |
Bloomingdale got a great performance from Javier Navas-Hoyer as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts Navas-Hoyer has posted since back in March.
At the plate, Alvin Cruz and Cesar Campos did most of the damage at the plate: Cruz got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and one triple, while Campos went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs. That's the most RBI Cruz has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Perez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Bloomingdale always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Horizon only posted an OBP of .263.
Meanwhile, Lake Minneola sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Melbourne on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by just one run.
Maddux Bultema made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Tristan Closson was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one home run. Chase Dougherty was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Lake Minneola has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Bloomingdale, they pushed their record up to 24-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
