Bloomington North lost a heartbreaker to Bloomington South when they met back in April of 2022, and they left with a heavy heart again on Thursday. The Bloomington North Cougars fell just short of the Bloomington South Panthers by a score of 4-3. Bloomington North has not had much luck with Bloomington South recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Bloomington North saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Eads, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Graham Freund was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Bloomington North didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bloomington South only tossed five.
On Bloomington South's side, Xavier Hemingway looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
Bloomington North's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Bloomington South, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Bloomington North will take on Indianapolis Bishop Chatard at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Bloomington South, they will be playing at home against Columbus East at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bloomington South is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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