The Broadway Gobblers are taking a road trip to take on the Turner Ashby Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are still undefeated (Broadway has six wins , while Turner Ashby has seven dating back to last season).
Broadway had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 15-run drubbing they dealt Harrisonburg on Monday. The Gobblers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Blue Streaks a 15-0 shutout. Considering the Gobblers have won three games by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Turner Ashby beat Fort Defiance 4-1 on Monday. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly three runs.
Turner Ashby got a great performance from Tyler Hill as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Hill has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Thomas Knight was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 1-for-2. Those five stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Mason Mantz was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases.
Broadway pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Turner Ashby, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Broadway beat Turner Ashby 3-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Gobblers repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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