Bloomfield fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Sodus on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Sodus Spartans by a score of 3-2. Bloomfield has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gunner Vogel was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Dredger Kevin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Bloomfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sodus only tossed six.
On Sodus' side, Braydn Orbaker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Orbaker has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Orbaker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Orbaker wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Austin Corwin, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Bloomfield's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7-1. As for Sodus, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Bloomfield will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Gananda Central at 12:30 p.m. Gananda Central is coming into the contest with seven straight victories at home, so Bloomfield will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Sodus, they will head out on the road to take on Aquinas Institute at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sodus' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Aquinas Institute's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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