The Sullivan Golden Arrows will head out on the road to square off against the Bloomfield Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sullivan will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against South Putnam and snuck past 3-1.
Isaak Osborne was a standout: he scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Roshel, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield earned a 4-1 victory over Clay City on Thursday.
Boone Holtsclaw spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bloomfield saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dillon Warnick, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Sullivan is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Bloomfield, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sullivan has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bloomfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sullivan skirted past Bloomfield 4-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sullivan since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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