Bloomfield has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Greenville Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bloomfield will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 15) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Holcomb a 2-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Greenville waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Redbirds out 6-4.
Cooper Sturgeon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Sturgeon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Talan McDaniel and William Friley did most of the damage at the plate: McDaniel scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Friley went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Clayton Wood, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Bloomfield has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Greenville, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-9.
Bloomfield suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Greenville when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Bloomfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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