Baseball Preview: Hidden Valley Titans vs. Christiansburg Blue Demons
The Hidden Valley Titans will head out on the road to face off against the Christiansburg Blue Demons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hidden Valley is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Hidden Valley will head into Wednesday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Lord Botetourt on Wednesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the nine-point loss they were dealt on Tuesday. Hidden Valley fell just short of Lord Botetourt by a score of 3-1.
Hidden Valley got a good showing from Caleb Hagadorn, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Hagadorn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hidden Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendon Ross, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Christiansburg had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Blacksburg on Tuesday.
Hidden Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Christiansburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
Hidden Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Christiansburg in their previous meeting back in March, winning 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hidden Valley 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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