Baseball Game Preview: Bloomfield Bobcats vs. Durango Demons

The Bloomfield Bobcats will square off against the Durango Demons at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bloomfield has four straight wins, Durango has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Bloomfield had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Miyamura on Thursday. Bloomfield blew past Miyamura 11-5.

Cable Carruth made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Carruth was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

Carruth wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Troy Jaramillo, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Jaramillo a new career-high in RBI (two). Johnny Yates was another, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Durango had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell 7-3 to Piedra Vista on Thursday.

Bloomfield's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Durango, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.

Bloomfield took their win against Durango in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 17-7. Will Bloomfield repeat their success, or does Durango have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.