Softball Game Preview: Maplewood Rockets vs. Bloomfield Cardinals

The Maplewood Rockets will head out to square off against the Bloomfield Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maplewood will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.

Maplewood's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Windham as they made off with a 17-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Rockets, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.

Emily Perline looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.

Katie Wear

Hits (Career)

04/16/25 vs Windham	2
04/12/25 @ United	1
04/04/25 vs Badger	1
04/01/25 @ Jefferson Area	1
03/29/25 vs Grand Valley	1

At the plate, Maplewood got a massive performance out of Katie Wear, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. Those two hits gave Wear a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Raegan Krieg, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one double.

Meanwhile, Bloomfield fell victim to Mathews and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 19-0. The Cardinals have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.

Maplewood's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Bloomfield, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Maplewood took their win against Bloomfield in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 14-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.