New Bloomfield is 1-8 against Eugene since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Eagles at 5:00 p.m.
New Bloomfield is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since April 22, 2025 on Friday. They lost 17-3 to Salisbury. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Wildcats' biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.
Meanwhile, Eugene owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Iberia.
Jeffrey Schulte made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2025. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Chase Kempker was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Eugene pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for New Bloomfield, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
New Bloomfield skirted past Eugene 6-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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