Goddard has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Bloomfield Bobcats at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Goddard is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Kirtland Central a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Goddard, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Ryan Alsup was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Alsup has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Alsup was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Abraham Vandenburg was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Cameron Brown, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield waltzed into their contest on Saturday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 9-5. Nine seems to be a good number for Bloomfield as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Goddard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Bloomfield, their win bumped their record up to 19-5.
Goddard took their victory against Bloomfield in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Goddard repeat their success, or does Bloomfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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