Bloomfield fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Kirtland Central on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Broncos by a score of 6-5. The Bobcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Broncos earlier this season, when they won 9-3.
Bloomfield saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Garcia, who went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Bloomfield and nudges their season record down to 15-9. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 18-6 Aztec (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 57.5% over those games). As for Kirtland Central, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-15.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bloomfield will host Miyamura at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Kirtland Central, they will be playing at home against Aztec at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Broncos' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 10.5 runs per game this season.
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