The Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bloom-Carroll is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Watkins Memorial. Bloom-Carroll won by a run and slipped past Watkins Memorial 5-4.
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The team relied heavily on Madelyn Gates, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high. Ady Luke was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Bloom-Carroll hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Newark Catholic won against St. Francis DeSales on Wednesday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Newark Catholic blew past Elgin 15-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Green Wave.
Aly Rothweiler (2026) and Veronica Bailey (2026) were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Rothweiler (2026) pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Bailey (2026) struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Rothweiler (2026) has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. At the plate, Rothweiler (2026) scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Bailey (2026) scored five runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Brooklyn Kurtz Merricks (2027) was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Lohri (2025), who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
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