Softball Preview: Blacksburg Bruins vs. Northside Vikings
The Blacksburg Bruins will be playing at home against the Northside Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Blacksburg has three straight wins, Northside has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Blacksburg is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Pulaski County (and have done all season long). Blacksburg blew past Pulaski County 13-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Blacksburg considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Lindsey Polan was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Madelyn Williams was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Northside fell victim to Lord Botetourt and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their rough 13-0 defeat to the Cavaliers might stick with them for a while.
Blacksburg's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Northside, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Blacksburg took their win against Northside in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 15-1. Does Blacksburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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