Kirtland Central is 1-9 against Bloomfield since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Kirtland Central Broncos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bloomfield Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Kirtland Central's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Miyamura on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Patriots. Kirtland Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield came up short against Aztec on Thursday and fell 9-4. The loss continues a trend for Bloomfield in their matchups with Aztec: they've now lost three in a row.
Harley RIghtmire and Elysse Smith-Oliver did some serious damage despite the final result: RIghtmire went 2-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI, while Smith-Oliver went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. RIghtmire has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Nevaeh Archuleta was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Even though they lost, Bloomfield was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Aztec didn't hit any.
Kirtland Central's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Bloomfield, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Kirtland Central might still be hurting after the 13-1 defeat they got from Bloomfield in their previous meeting last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bloomfield's Nevaeh Garcia, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Kirtland Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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