Softball Preview: Bloomburg Wildcats vs. Maud Cardinals
Bloomburg is 8-2 against Maud since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Bloomburg Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Maud Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Bloomburg is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Bloomburg is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Harts Bluff 13-5.
Meanwhile, Maud was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bowie.
Keira Mangtamag put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Mangtamag has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mangtamag was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Samantha Barnett made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a double.
Bloomburg's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-8. As for Maud, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12.
Bloomburg might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Maud in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mangtamag, who didn't allow a single earned run 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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