The West Bladen Knights will head out on the road to take on the East Bladen Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
West Bladen proved they can win big on Friday (they won by seven) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out East Columbus 11-10. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Gators recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
West Bladen let Ashton Davis and Garrett Dunham run wild. Davis scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Dunham scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Durden, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
West Bladen always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. The last time their OBP was this high was since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, East Bladen hadn't done well against West Brunswick recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. East Bladen's pitchers stepped up to hand West Brunswick a 1-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since April 18, 2024.
West Bladen pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for East Bladen, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
West Bladen was able to grind out a solid win over East Bladen when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 8-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Bladen since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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