Bloomfield has won four straight games at home, while Living Water Homeschool has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Cardinals will host the Marlins at 6:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Bloomfield made easy work of White River Valley and carried off an 8-2 win. The victory continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Wolverines: they've now won four in a row.
Lila Koontz
| 05/21/25 vs White River Valley | 11 |
| 05/15/25 @ North Central | 10 |
| 04/25/24 vs Eastern Greene | 10 |
| 04/24/24 @ Linton-Stockton | 10 |
| 04/05/24 vs North Daviess | 10 |
Lila Koontz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Lailey Smith was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Addison Lafree, who went 1-for-4 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Living Water Homeschool won against South Bend Adams on Saturday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Marlins didn't even let Lawrence Central on the board, marking the Marlins' second-straight 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Marlins, who have now won 12 games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Like Bloomfield, Living Water Homeschool also got a great game from a two-way player: Nora Levy. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Levy has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Macy Bush, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Hannah Jones was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Living Water Homeschool was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Living Water Homeschool has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Bloomfield, their victory bumped their record up to 13-9.
