It was a good run, but Christiansburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 11-4 to the Cave Spring Knights. Christiansburg was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Cave Spring apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Tyleigh Dillard made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Reasor, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Cave Spring's side, Sophia Peters spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits. Peters has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cave Spring got a massive performance out of Abby Bradberry, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Bradberry has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Ella Bishop was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Christiansburg's loss dropped their record down to 13-2. As for Cave Spring, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Christiansburg will head out on the road to face off against Salem at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Christiansburg is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road. As for Cave Spring, they will be playing at home against Blacksburg at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Blacksburg: 3.5, Cave Spring: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
