Softball Preview: Bloomfield Cardinals vs. Clay City Eels
Bloomfield is 2-8 against Clay City since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Bloomfield Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Clay City Eels at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Bloomfield lost 11-2 to North Central on Thursday. Bloomfield has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Clay City entered their tilt with Edgewood with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They never let the Mustangs onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Friday. Give Clay City's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Not much got past Lizzy Sinders, who gave up just five hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Edgewood off the board. Sinders has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lexi Thompson was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Bloomfield's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Clay City, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Bloomfield hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Clay City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Bloomfield might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Clay City in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Bloomfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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