After three games on the road, Blacksburg is heading back home. They will take on the Hidden Valley Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Blacksburg stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Northside as Blacksburg made off with a 15-1 win. That's two games straight that Blacksburg has won by exactly 14 runs.
Lorelei Spradlin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Spradlin has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Spradlin was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Blacksburg let Lindsey Polan and Katey Mathena loose on the outfield. Polan got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Mathena went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Madelyn Williams was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hidden Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Terriers 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for Hidden Valley as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
ALEXIS MCFARLAND spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on RILEY EADES, who went 2-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was CAMLYN MORSTAD, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Blacksburg pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs per game. As for Hidden Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Everything went Blacksburg's way against Hidden Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Blacksburg made off with a 10-0 win. Does Blacksburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hidden Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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