Bloom had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Wednesday. They skirted past the Kankakee Kays 6-5. That's two games straight that Bloom has won by just one run.
Alexandria Cowan spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Martha Mendoza and Emma Staley did most of the damage at the plate: Mendoza scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Staley went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
On Kankakee's side, Kylie Glogowski put in work no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up five earned runs off six hits. Glogowski was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Lillian Landis and Breanna Lamie did some serious damage despite the final result: Landis scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Lamie went 2-for-5 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Kankakee didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Bloom pushed their record up to 15-3 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Kankakee, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bloom beat Kankakee by a score of 9-5.
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