The Bloomfield Bombers will head out on the road to square off against the Aquinas Institute Little Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Bloomfield is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Bloomfield is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Avoca-Prattsburgh (and have done all season long). Bloomfield beat Avoca-Prattsburgh on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-0. Bloomfield's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four matchups.
Ashlyn Wright made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Wright has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Wright was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Bloomfield got a big performance out of Calla McCombs, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Brianna Leitten was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Aquinas Institute lost 7-1 to Eastridge on Thursday. Aquinas Institute has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bloomfield's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Aquinas Institute, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Bloomfield took their victory against Aquinas Institute in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 16-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bloomfield since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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