The Bloomfield Cardinals are taking a road trip to square off against the Monrovia Bulldogs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Monrovia took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bloomfield, who comes in off a win.
Bloomfield can't be too worried about heading out to take on Monrovia: they just beat North Daviess at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Cardinals walked away with a 9-4 win over the Cougars on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Bloomfield let Bella McIntosh and Gwenavere Klun run wild. McIntosh went 3-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI, while Klun went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most runs McIntosh has posted since back in May of 2024. Madilyn Feiteira was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Monrovia came up short against Mooresville on Friday and fell 8-3. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Pioneers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Camryn Wolfe made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Emma Holtsclaw also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Monrovia now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Bloomfield, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bloomfield has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Monrovia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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