Softball Recap: Blacksburg Bruins vs. Lord Botetourt Cavaliers
Blacksburg waltzed into their game on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers by a score of 6-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Blacksburg also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Evelyn Rhoads was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rhoads has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rhoads was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madelyn Williams, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Lord Botetourt's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Shupe, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Blacksburg pushed their record up to 14-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Lord Botetourt, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
Blacksburg will head out on the road to challenge Cave Spring at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cave Spring: 3.4, Blacksburg: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lord Botetourt, they will be playing at home against Staunton River at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Staunton River will roll in looking for their 15th straight victory, something Lord Botetourt surely won't give up without a fight.
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