The Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Newark Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bloom-Carroll 3.8, Newark 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bloom-Carroll proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 16) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Logan Elm, sneaking past 4-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Bulldogs, who have now won five matchups in a row.
Meanwhile, Newark hadn't done well against Canal Winchester recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Wildcats blew past the Indians 11-1. Considering the Wildcats have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Newark is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Bloom-Carroll, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2.
Bloom-Carroll couldn't quite get it done against Newark when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 7-2. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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