Baseball Preview: Greenville Bears vs. Bloomfield Wildcats
The Greenville Bears will be playing at home against the Bloomfield Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Bloomfield is hoping to do on Friday what East Carter couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Greenville's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Greenville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over East Carter.
Cooper Sturgeon made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Sturgeon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Talan McDaniel and William Friley did most of the damage at the plate: McDaniel scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Friley went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Clayton Wood was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield has not done well against Holcomb recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Bloomfield's pitchers stepped up to hand Holcomb a 2-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bloomfield.
Greenville pushed their record up to 18-9 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Bloomfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Greenville took their win against Bloomfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3. Will Greenville repeat their success, or does Bloomfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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