The Bloomer Blackhawks will head out on the road to face off against the Altoona Railroaders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bloomer took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over Stanley-Boyd.
Meanwhile, Altoona had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They never let the Warriors onto the board and left with a 15-0 win.
Rylee Spindler made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Spindler was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Katy Dachel was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brayln Siverling, who scored a run while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Bloomer's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. As for Altoona, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Everything went Bloomer's way against Altoona in their previous meeting back in May of 2017 as Bloomer made off with a 16-1 win. Does Bloomer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Altoona turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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