Sickles is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Bloomingdale is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Sickles Gryphons will take on the Bloomingdale Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sickles owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. Everything went their way against Freedom as Sickles made off with a 6-0 win.
Logan Easterlin looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cameron Guise, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Jacob Dial was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Bloomingdale scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-4 margin over Sumner. With that victory, Bloomingdale brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Connor Caryer looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Johnny Delarosa, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Cooper Hinson, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Sickles has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Bloomingdale, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sickles has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bloomingdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sickles took their victory against Bloomingdale in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. Will Sickles repeat their success, or does Bloomingdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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