Baseball Recap: Blackford wins going away against Blue River Valley

By Team Reports Apr 15, 2024, 1:38am

Baseball Recap: Blackford Bruins vs. Blue River Valley Vikings

Blackford can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game in Saturday's second game. They blew past the Blue River Valley Vikings 11-1. While fans of Blackford might be used to big wins, the ten-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.

Brayden Teer was incredible, going 1-for-1 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Gage Baker was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

On Blue River Valley's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah Gard, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.

The win was the third in a row for Blackford, bringing their record for this year to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Blue River Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Blackford will head out on the road to challenge Marion at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Blue River Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Eastern Hancock at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Hancock and Blue River Valley are at an even 4-4 over their past eight head-to-heads.

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