The Bloomington Bruins will face off against the Citrus Valley Blackhawks at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Bloomington: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Citrus Valley has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Carter hit Bloomington with a four-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bruins fell 7-4 to the Lions.
Nathan Martin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Velazquez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, while Citrus Valley put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Beaumont. The Blackhawks skirted past the Cougars 2-0. The win continues a trend for the Blackhawks in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won four in a row.
The result came thanks to Jake Clark's shutout, as he gave up just four hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Citrus Valley is 5-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-9 otherwise.
At the plate, Citrus Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole West, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave West a new career-high. Adrian Abarca was another, getting three hits from his three at bats.
Citrus Valley's victory bumped their record up to 13-10. As for Bloomington, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
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