Bloomington extended their losing streak to nine on Friday, dropping their season record down to 18-15 in the process. They came up short against the Galesburg Silver Streaks, falling 10-0. The Purple Raiders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Silver Streaks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
As for Galesburg, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-19. With that win, they brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
For Galesburg's part, Alex Ritchie looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Ritchie a new career-high.
At the plate, Galesburg got a big performance out of Brandon Bruington, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Bruington has become a key player for the Silver Streaks: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 11-19 otherwise. TJ Heatherly was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
As of now, neither Bloomington nor Galesburg have any future games scheduled.
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