The Bloomfield Bobcats will venture away from home to square off against the Valley Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bloomfield has four straight wins, Valley has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
16 must be Bloomfield's lucky number: they beat Jemez Valley with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Bobcats were the clear victors by a 16-1 margin over the Warrior. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won five contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Tristan Work made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Work was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Bloomfield got a massive performance out of Manuel Chavarilla, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. That's the most hits Chavarilla has posted over his last eight games. Another player making a difference was Marcus Carrillo, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and two RBI.
Bloomfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .700. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Valley might've scored the first runs on Tuesday, but it was Sandia who claimed the real prize. The Vikings fell just short of the Matadors by a score of 3-2.
Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Foulk, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Foulk's first of the season.
Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Bloomfield, their record is now 7-5.
Valley's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Bloomfield has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .488. It's a different story for Valley, though, as they've only averaged .329. Will they be able to contain Bloomfield's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
