Softball Preview: New Bloomfield Wildcats vs. Russellville Indians
New Bloomfield is 7-1 against Russellville since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The New Bloomfield Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Russellville Indians at 5:00 p.m. New Bloomfield is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Monday, New Bloomfield beat Eugene 6-1.
Rylee Ellsworth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Myah Briggs, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Talbot, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Russellville). They blew past Cuba 18-2 on Wednesday. The win was familiar territory for the Indians who have now won three games in a row.
New Bloomfield is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Russellville, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
New Bloomfield skirted past Russellville 6-4 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will New Bloomfield repeat their success, or does Russellville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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