The ALA - Ironwood Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. ALA - Ironwood has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Blue Ridge will come in with four straight wins.
ALA - Ironwood is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since April 18, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Northwest Christian by a score of 5-3.
Liam Wood made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Owen Burns also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Blue Ridge). They were the clear victor by a 21-2 margin over Monument Valley on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 11 runs or more this season.
Justin Carpenter made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Blue Ridge is undefeated when Carpenter allowsone or fewer hits, but 2-3 otherwise. Carpenter was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Blue Ridge let Matthew Rooney and Karson Rosenthal run wild. Rooney scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 3-for-5, while Rosenthal scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Rooney has become a key player for Blue Ridge: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise. Hunter Krause was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Blue Ridge kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Blue Ridge's record now sits at 5-3. As for ALA - Ironwood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
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