Bloomfield and North Knox are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Bloomfield Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the North Knox Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bloomfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.5 runs per game this season.
Bloomfield is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Dugger Union 27-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bloomfield.
Lila Koontz and Brooklynne Miller made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Koontz pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Miller pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off one hit. At bat, Koontz got on base in five of her six plate appearances with a home run, five runs, and three RBI, while Miller scored two runs while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Riley Strauser was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Bella McIntosh, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Knox fell victim to Sullivan and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. Their tough 10-0 defeat to the Golden Arrows might stick with them for a while. North Knox has not had much luck with Sullivan recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
The victory got Bloomfield back to even at 2-2. As for North Knox, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Bloomfield might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from North Knox when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Bloomfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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