The Cave Spring Knights will take on the Blacksburg Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Cave Spring's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Blacksburg has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Cave Spring had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Christiansburg put an end to it on Tuesday. The Knights fell just short of the Blue Demons by a score of 1-0.
Cave Spring saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Eanes, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Blacksburg lost 12-4 to Lord Botetourt on Thursday.
Blacksburg's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Cave Spring, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Blacksburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Cave Spring has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Blacksburg, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4 strikeouts. Will Cave Spring keep running through batters, or will the Bruins buck the trend?
Cave Spring got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in April against Blacksburg by a conclusive 19-4 score. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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