The Bloomingdale Bulls are on the road again on Thursday to play the Buchholz Bobcats at 10:00 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Bloomingdale: 2.8, Buchholz: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bloomingdale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They had just enough and edged Sickles out 3-2.
Hayden Porter tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bloomingdale's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Hinson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Buchholz faced Hagerty in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Buchholz's pitchers stepped up to hand Hagerty a 1-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Buchholz sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Bloomingdale pushed their record up to 19-10 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Buchholz, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Bloomingdale hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Buchholz struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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