The Blackman Blaze will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Eagleville Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eagleville took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Blackman, who comes in off a win.
Blackman is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Cascade on Monday. Blackman walked away with a 7-3 victory over Cascade. The win continues a trend for the Blaze in their matchups with the Champions: they've now won five in a row.
Presley Gilmore tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in March of 2024.
Alyssa Barber
| 03/10/25 @ Cascade | 4 |
| 03/22/24 vs Macon County | 3 |
| 03/07/25 @ Eagleville | 2 |
| 04/29/24 vs Jo Byrns | 2 |
| 04/15/24 vs Central Magnet | 2 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alyssa Barber, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mollee Kent, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Eagleville came up short against Oakland on Monday and fell 9-5. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Eagleville fell to 2-1. As for Blackman, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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