Baseball Recap: Blackman Comes Up Short

Blackman fell victim to Riverdale and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 12-0 to the Warriors. The loss continues a trend for the Blaze in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost eight in a row.

Blackman's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Riverdale, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.

Blackman and Riverdale should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings. The Blaze (ranked 37th) will meet Smyrna (ranked 144th) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Riverdale will face off against Oakland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (29 vs. 105).