The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Landrum Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Blue Ridge's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They blew past Pickens 6-0.
Gabe King was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. King was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Weiner, who scored a run while going 3-for-5. Justin Gilpin was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Blue Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pickens only posted a batting average of .083.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Landrum faced off against Blacksburg on Friday. Landrum was the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Blacksburg.
Landrum has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. Blue Ridge's record is now 6-3.
Blue Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Landrum in their previous meeting back in March of 2015, sneaking past 9-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blue Ridge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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