The Bloomingdale Bulls will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Sickles Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bloomingdale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with an 11-7 win over East Lake. Bloomingdale's victory was all the more impressive since East Lake was averaging only 1.86 runs allowed on the season.
Hayden Porter looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Vincent Dinzeo Jr, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Hinson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Sickles had just enough and edged Gaither out 2-1 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sickles.
Carter LeBlanc looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Sickles' win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Nazar, who went 2-for-5 with an RBI.
Bloomingdale is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Sickles, their victory bumped their record up to 22-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bloomingdale has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sickles struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bloomingdale came out on top in a nail-biter against Sickles when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 4-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sickles' Brandon Gonzales, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bloomingdale still be able to contain Gonzales? There's only one way to find out.
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