The Warsaw Tigers will take on the Bloomfield Bombers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Warsaw sitting on three straight victories and Bloomfield on 11.
Warsaw had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Lyons on Thursday. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Lions. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their two-run performance the match before.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield won against Pembroke on Tuesday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Bombers beat Caledonia-Mumford by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-1. Considering the Bombers have won 15 games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ashlyn Wright was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 15 over 6.2 innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brianna Leitten, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Sydney Falsone was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Bloomfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in eight consecutive contests.
Bloomfield pushed their record up to 18-1 with the win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 11.5 runs this season. As for Warsaw, their record now sits at 8-11.
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