Baseball Game Preview: Cedar Bluff Tigers vs. Pleasant Valley Raiders

For the second straight game, Cedar Bluff will face off against Pleasant Valley. The Tigers will be playing at home against the Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cedar Bluff is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.

Cedar Bluff fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Pleasant Valley on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 6-5. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Kolwyn Morrison

Batters Struck Out

04/01/25 @ Pleasant Valley	6
03/18/25 vs Donoho	5
03/11/25 @ Gaston	7
03/04/25 vs Sand Rock	10
02/25/25 @ Ragland	10
02/18/25 vs Geraldine	5

Kolwyn Morrison was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Isaac Bishop was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Caleb Edmondson, who went 2-for-6 with two RBI and one double.

Pleasant Valley's victory bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Cedar Bluff, their loss dropped their record down to 18-9-1.