The Bloomfield Cardinals will square off against the Greenwood Christian Academy Cougars at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bloomfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Bloomfield came up short against Shakamak and fell 5-2. The loss continues a trend for the Cardinals in their meetings with the Lakers: they've now lost six in a row.
Aiden Scott was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Greenwood Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Muncie Burris a 20-0 shutout on Thursday. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Collin Sookram was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Greenwood Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-2 (and 6-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Camden, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI and two runs.
Greenwood Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Muncie Burris only posted an OBP of .250.
Greenwood Christian Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-9. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bloomfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
Bloomfield couldn't quite get it done against Greenwood Christian Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 8-4. Can the Cardinals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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