Baseball Game Preview: Pickens Blue Flame vs. Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers

The Pickens Blue Flame are taking a road trip to take on the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pickens comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

Pickens fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against West-Oak on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They came up short against the Warriors, falling 10-4.

Griffin Duncan was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That hit marked the first that he got this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Ferguson, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Blue Ridge faced Fountain Inn in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Blue Ridge lost 14-4 to Fountain Inn. The Fighting Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Blue Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Pickens, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.