Softball Game Preview: Bloomfield Bombers vs. Honeoye Falls-Lima Cougars

The Bloomfield Bombers will head out to take on the Honeoye Falls-Lima Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bloomfield is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.

Honeoye Falls-Lima's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Bloomfield hadn't allowed a single run the last five times they've hit the field. The Bombers' pitcher stepped up to hand Midlakes a 12-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Bombers have won 11 games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Ashlyn Wright was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double.

In other batting news, Bloomfield got a massive performance out of Sydney Falsone, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI Falsone has posted since back in April of 2024. Abby O'Brien was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Bloomfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive contests.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Honeoye Falls-Lima and Pittsford have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Wednesday. The Cougars fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 9-7. The Cougars have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Bloomfield's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Honeoye Falls-Lima, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.