Baseball Preview: Blacksburg Wildcats vs. Greenville Tech Charter Warriors
Blacksburg is 4-0 against Greenville Tech Charter since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Blacksburg Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Greenville Tech Charter Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Blacksburg will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Blacksburg gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Berea as Blacksburg made off with a 15-0 victory.
Wesley Bright was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bright was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Blacksburg let Jacob Gilfillan and Jerrettt Alexander loose on the outfield. Gilfillan scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Alexander scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Barrett, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Greenville Tech Charter can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Carolina Academy 5-4.
Blacksburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Greenville Tech Charter, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-14.
Blacksburg took their victory against Greenville Tech Charter in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 44-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blacksburg since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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