The Bishop Kearney Kings will be playing at home against the Bloomfield Bombers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bishop Kearney: 2, Bloomfield: 0.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bishop Kearney is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Nardin Academy, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Bishop Kearney was ranked 23rd). Bishop Kearney lost 11-1 to Nardin Academy on Monday. Bishop Kearney has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Bloomfield gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They beat Avoca-Prattsburgh by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-0. The victory was nothing new for Bloomfield as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Ashlyn Wright made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Wright has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Wright was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Calla McCombs was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brianna Leitten, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Bishop Kearney's defeat dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Bloomfield, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Bishop Kearney came up short against Bloomfield when the teams last played back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wright, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that Bishop Kearney knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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