Softball Preview: Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs vs. West Jefferson Roughriders
The Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Jefferson Roughriders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Bloom-Carroll gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Logan Elm with a sharp 14-3 win. Bloom-Carroll's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Meanwhile, West Jefferson got themselves on the board against Northeastern on Wednesday, but Northeastern never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over the Jets. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Jefferson.
Lexi Swaney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Swaney was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Zoey Brown was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Payton Kincade, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Bloom-Carroll has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for West Jefferson, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11.
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