The Bloomfield Cardinals will be playing at home against the Pymatuning Valley Lakers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bloomfield has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with ten straight defeats, while Pymatuning Valley will come in with seven straight wins.
Bloomfield is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They lost 21-11 to Lordstown on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Pymatuning Valley can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Maplewood a 12-0 shutout.
Saige Payne made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Payne has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Payne was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Pymatuning Valley let Allison Clark and McKenna Jordan loose on the outfield. Clark scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Jordan scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Luke, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI.
Bloomfield's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Pymatuning Valley, they pushed their record up to 14-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Bloomfield might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Pymatuning Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can Bloomfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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