The Miyamura Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Bloomfield Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Bloomfield is hoping to do on Thursday what Shiprock couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Miyamura's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Miyamura blew past Shiprock 8-2.
Brayden Ashley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Evan Jimenez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Sellers, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Kirtland Central as Bloomfield made off with a 12-2 win. The victory was familiar territory for Bloomfield who now have seven in a row.
Miyamura pushed their record up to 6-14 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Bloomfield, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.
Miyamura couldn't quite finish off Bloomfield when the teams last played back in April and fell 8-6. Can Miyamura avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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