Even though Bloom scored an imposing 12 runs in Saturday's second game, Rich Township still came out on top. The Rich Township Raptors skirted past the Bloom Blazing Trojan 13-12. This was a revenge contest for Rich Township, as the team was forced to settle for a 7-3 defeat when these two played in Saturday's first game.
Bryson Smith made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Smith was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Juan Alvarez and Tommie Wright did most of the damage at the plate: Alvarez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Wright went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Librian Poole was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Rich Township has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7-1 record this season. As for Bloom, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4-1.
Rich Township will be playing in front of their home fans against Kankakee at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Rich Township is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Bloom, they will head out on the road to square off against Thornridge at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Bloom is facing Thornridge at the right time seeing as Thornridge is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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