Blue Ridge is 1-9 against Bonham since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blue Ridge Tigers will be playing at home against the Bonham Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Blue Ridge will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
In what's become a running theme this season, Blue Ridge gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Gunter 11-4. 11 seems to be a good number for Blue Ridge as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Izzy Jackson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on eight hits.
At the plate, Blue Ridge let Miranda Caro and Kenzie Baker loose on the outfield. Caro scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Baker scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Karley Rowe, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bonham fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Bells on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2. Bonham's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Bonham also let their pitcher toss all eight innings and she was also dialed-in: Reyleigh Shockley gave up three earned runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks. Shockley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bonham saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alayna Laisy, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Parker Patton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Blue Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Bonham, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-8-3.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Blue Ridge has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.6 hits per game. However, it's not like Bonham struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.2. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Blue Ridge couldn't quite finish off Bonham when the teams last played back in March and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shockley, who struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Now that Blue Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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