Baseball Recap: Bloomington North Wins Going Away Against Eastern Greene

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 vs Linton-Stockton	29
04/12/25 @ Lawrence North	12
04/07/25 vs Northview	12
05/14/25 vs Eastern Greene	11
04/21/25 vs Martinsville	11

Bloomington North won the last time they faced Eastern Greene and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Cougars put the hurt on the Thunderbirds with a sharp 14-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Zach Sipes was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Barnett, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one triple.

Bloomington North always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern Greene only posted an OBP of .400.

The victory made it two in a row for Bloomington North and bumps their season record up to 10-7. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Eastern Greene, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bloomington North will host Bloomington South at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 3.5, the Panthers 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Eastern Greene, they will challenge Shoals at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Jug Rox have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.73 runs per game on average), something the Thunderbirds will no doubt try to take advantage of.