The Bloomfield Bengals will head out on the road to face off against the Glen Ridge Ridgers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bloomfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Dunellen with a sharp 14-2 victory on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Bengals with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Glen Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They blew past Payne Tech 11-5 on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Ridgers considering their two-run performance the game before.
Siri ?Socks? Krabbe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Krabbe was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anne ?Peanut? Doud, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Catie ?Chicken Nugget? Buntrock, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Glen Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Payne Tech only posted a batting average of .167.
Glen Ridge's record is now 4-5. As for Bloomfield, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Bloomfield suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Glen Ridge when the teams last played on April 3rd. Can the Bengals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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