Bloomington can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Grandview Heights Bobcats as the Bloomington Purple Raiders made off with an 11-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Bloomington who now have three in a row.
Ben Kobel spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Trey Thompson and Zach Spidle did most of the damage at the plate: Thompson scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Spidle scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Dowling, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Bloomington has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3-1 record this season. As for Grandview Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Bloomington will be playing in front of their home fans against Peoria Notre Dame at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Bloomington is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Grandview Heights, they are on the road again on Friday to play Cleveland Heights at 10:30 a.m.
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