The Florence Gophers are taking a road trip to face off against the Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Florence is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 23 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Seton Catholic on Tuesday. They fell 6-2 to the Sentinels. The Gophers have struggled against the Sentinels recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Blue Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Holbrook on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Yellow Jackets as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.
Korti Martinez made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Martinez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Xyomara Navarro, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Blue Ridge's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-14. As for Florence, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Florence might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Blue Ridge in their previous matchup back in March of 2019. Can the Gophers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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