Baseball Preview: Blue Ridge Raiders vs. Mountain View Eagles
The Blue Ridge Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Mountain View Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Blue Ridge has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Mountain View will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Wednesday, Blue Ridge came up short against Susquehanna and fell 6-3.
Meanwhile, Mountain View was able to grind out a solid win over Montrose on Thursday, taking the game 6-2.
Riley Jagger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jackson Gesford, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Jagger, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Blue Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Mountain View, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Blue Ridge suffered a grim 15-9 defeat to Mountain View when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jagger, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Now that Blue Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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