Softball Preview: Bloomburg Wildcats vs. Linden-Kildare Tigers
Bloomburg and Linden-Kildare are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Bloomburg Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Linden-Kildare Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bloomburg is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
On Wednesday, Bloomburg fell victim to a rough 9-3 defeat at the hands of Harts Bluff.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Linden-Kildare had to settle for an 8-6 loss against Bowie on Tuesday. Linden-Kildare has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ada Whatley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up five earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Allyssa Dixon made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. Kaycee Neville was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Bloomburg's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Linden-Kildare, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7-1.
Bloomburg suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Linden-Kildare when the teams last played on March 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Linden-Kildare's Zaliyah Mitchell, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Now that Bloomburg knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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