Softball Preview: Altoona Railroaders vs. Bloomer Blackhawks
The Altoona Railroaders will be playing at home against the Bloomer Blackhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Altoona will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Altoona's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Amery with a sharp 15-0 win.
Rylee Spindler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Spindler was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Katy Dachel was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brayln Siverling, who scored a run while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bloomer, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Stanley-Boyd by a score of 7-4 on Wednesday.
Altoona is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for Bloomer, they pushed their record up to 11-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Altoona suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Bloomer in their previous matchup back in May of 2017. Will Altoona have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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