The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds will venture away from home to square off against the Bloomfield Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eastern Greene took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on White River Valley with a sharp 20-1 victory. The Thunderbirds haven't had any issues with the Wolverines recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Loogootee a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Ethan Davis was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Chase Wiles, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Bloomfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Eastern Greene pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Bloomfield, their record is now 6-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Eastern Greene has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bloomfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Eastern Greene couldn't quite finish off Bloomfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can the Thunderbirds avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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