The Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets will take on the Florence Gophers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Florence took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Blue Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Blue Ridge turned things around against Holbrook on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Roadrunners 4-3.
Korti Martinez
| 04/08/25 vs Holbrook | 7 |
| 04/01/25 @ Snowflake | 5 |
| 04/02/25 vs Safford | 4 |
| 03/21/25 vs St. Mary's | 2 |
| 03/04/25 @ Window Rock | 2 |
Korti Martinez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Martinez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Xyomara Navarro, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 23 runs the game before, Florence was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Seton Catholic. The loss continues a trend for the Gophers in their meetings with the Sentinels: they've now lost three in a row.
Blue Ridge's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-14. As for Florence, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Blue Ridge took their victory against Florence when the teams last played back in March of 2019 by a conclusive 10-2 score. Will the Yellow Jackets repeat their success, or do the Gophers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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