Bruins
| 04/04/25 @ Patrick Henry | 10 |
| 04/01/25 @ Lord Botetourt | 5 |
| 03/27/25 vs Auburn | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Radford | 7 |
| 03/21/25 vs William Byrd | 8 |
| 03/18/25 vs Lord Botetourt | 5 |
The Blacksburg Bruins will venture away from home to square off against the Auburn Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Blacksburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Blacksburg not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since May 7, 2024. They were the clear victors by a 10-1 margin over Patrick Henry. The win continues a trend for the Bruins in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won seven in a row.
Blacksburg got a great performance from Trick Sams as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Blacksburg let Reese Tysor and Brice Abbott run wild. Tysor scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Abbott went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. Tysor has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Underwood, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Blacksburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Auburn strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over Grayson County.
Auburn's win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Blacksburg, their record is now 5-1.
Blacksburg came up short against Auburn in their previous matchup last Thursday, falling 7-2. Can the Bruins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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