The Bartow Yellow Jackets will challenge the Bloomingdale Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bartow 3.5, Bloomingdale 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bartow is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Lake Howell by a score of 7-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellow Jackets.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Bloomingdale ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Palm Beach Gardens 2-1.
Natalie Cable spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 18 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Olivia Anderson was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.
Bloomingdale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Bartow, their win bumped their record up to 22-7.
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