Abbeville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Blacksburg Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for Abbeville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Blacksburg's part, Levi Barrett put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Barrett was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Jacob Gilfillan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
Abbeville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Blacksburg, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-9.
Abbeville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Blacksburg, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Eau Claire at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blacksburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Eau Claire's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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