Softball Preview: Blacksburg Bruins vs. Lord Botetourt Cavaliers
The Blacksburg Bruins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Blacksburg will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Blacksburg can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past Salem 14-5.
Evelyn Rhoads made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rhoads has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rhoads was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Katey Mathena, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lindsey Polan, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lord Botetourt unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Franklin County by a score of 6-5.
Lord Botetourt saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Thomas, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Callie Kidd, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Blacksburg's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Lord Botetourt, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6.
Monday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Blacksburg hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .383. However, it's not like Lord Botetourt struggles in that department as they've averaged .346. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Blacksburg's way against Lord Botetourt in their previous meeting on April 4th as Blacksburg made off with a 16-2 victory. Will Blacksburg repeat their success, or does Lord Botetourt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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