The Bloom Blazing Trojan will head out on the road to square off against the Crete-Monee Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bloom will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Bloom scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 15-6 margin over Thornridge.
Meanwhile, Crete-Monee had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Thornton a 22-0 shutout on Monday. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Crete-Monee has managed all season.
Ryne Bartling was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bartling was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Crete-Monee got a massive performance out of Bren Milburn, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Samuel McCandless, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Bloom has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4-1 record this season. As for Crete-Monee, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
Bloom came out on top in a nail-biter against Crete-Monee in their previous meeting on Wednesday, sneaking past 5-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Crete-Monee's Michael Leonard, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bloom still be able to contain Leonard? There's only one way to find out.
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