Eastern Mennonite is 2-7 against Blue Ridge since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Eastern Mennonite Flames will be staying on the road to face off against the Blue Ridge Barons at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Eastern Mennonite is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They lost 20-14 to Roanoke Catholic on Tuesday. Even if Eastern Mennonite couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Isaac Ott made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Chaysen Curry, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 14-3 to Fishburne Military.
Blue Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nicholas Canning, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a double.
Eastern Mennonite's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Blue Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Eastern Mennonite has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Blue Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Eastern Mennonite might still be hurting after the 15-4 loss they got from Blue Ridge when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Eastern Mennonite avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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