With a playoff game on the line, Bloomingdale rose to the challenge on Monday. They skirted past the East Bay Indians 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bloomingdale.
Dawson Rankin made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rankin has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Rankin was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Bloomingdale got a great performance from Connor Caryer as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
Rankin wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Cleveland, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On East Bay's side, Michael Mowel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
Bloomingdale's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-9. As for East Bay, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8.
Bloomingdale will take on Manatee at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Manatee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. East Bay does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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