Baseball Recap: Bloomfield Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Bobcats

Margin (Wins)

03/26/26 @ Jemez Valley	15
03/26/26 @ Jemez Valley	14
03/05/26 vs Navajo Prep	12
04/02/26 @ Shiprock	11
03/18/26 vs Taos	10

Bloomfield waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Gallup Bengals as they made off with a 10-4 victory. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.

Johnny Yates and Gavin Pecotte were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Yates struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Meanwhile, Pecotte tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Those ten strikeouts gave Yates a new career-high. At the plate, Yates went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles, while Pecotte went 2-for-5 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elias Munoz, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Marcus Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Bloomfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Bloomfield's record is now 11-7. As for Gallup, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Bloomfield is set to take on their familiar foe Shiprock at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Gallup will face off against rival Kirtland Central at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.