Baseball Preview: Pendleton Bulldogs vs. Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers
The Pendleton Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pendleton can't be too worried about heading out to take on Blue Ridge: they just beat Belton-Honea Path at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Pendleton blew past Belton-Honea Path 7-1. The result was nothing new for Pendleton, who have now won four matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Pendleton got a great performance from Jackson Carter as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, John Peeples was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Jayden Branson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge entered their tilt with Westside with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Rams on Wednesday.
The win got Pendleton back to even at 6-6. As for Blue Ridge, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4.
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