Baseball Preview: Red Jacket vs. Bloomfield Bombers
Red Jacket will head out on the road to challenge the Bloomfield Bombers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Red Jacket needed a bit of extra time to put away Naples. They won by a run and slipped past the Big Green Machines 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Red Jacket.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield also got the better of their opponent in eight innings on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Gates Chili out 4-3.
Braedon Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Dredger Kyle was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Red Jacket is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Bloomfield, their record now sits at 7-5.
Red Jacket might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Bloomfield in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that Red Jacket knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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