The Bloomingdale Bulls will face off against the Manatee Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bloomingdale will be strutting in after a win while Manatee will be coming in after a loss.
Bloomingdale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over East Bay. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bloomingdale.
Dawson Rankin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rankin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Rankin was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Connor Caryer tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
Rankin wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Cleveland, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Manatee's offense. They lost 10-0 to Braden River on Wednesday. Manatee just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Bloomingdale's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-9. As for Manatee, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10.
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