Knights
| 05/05/26 vs Christiansburg | 4 |
| 05/01/26 vs Patrick Henry | 16 |
| 04/30/26 @ William Byrd | 2 |
| 04/28/26 vs Salem | 2 |
| 04/24/26 @ Pulaski County | 3 |
| + 11 more games |
The Cave Spring Knights will head out to take on the Blacksburg Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cave Spring is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Cave Spring proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 16) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Christiansburg.
Cave Spring saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Harrison, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Blacksburg earned a 12-8 victory over Lord Botetourt on Monday.
Zay Noble was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Szefc, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those seven RBI gave him a new career-high. Soma Kato was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs.
Blacksburg lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Blacksburg is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Cave Spring, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Cave Spring came up short against Blacksburg in their previous matchup back in April, falling 12-8. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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