Softball Preview: Bloomfield Bombers vs. Westfield Wolverines
The Bloomfield Bombers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Westfield Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bloomfield: 0.9, Westfield: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bloomfield's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Dundee.
Not much got past Ashlyn Wright, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Dundee off the board. Wright has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Calla McCombs, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Westfield extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Chautauqua Lake. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 3-0. The win was familiar territory for Westfield who now have three in a row.
The result came thanks to Eva Gnadzinski's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Westfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arielle Corbett, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Bloomfield's victory was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for Westfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
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