For the second straight game, Blackman will face off against Cleveland. The Blaze will be playing at home against the Blue Raiders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Blackman 3.1, Cleveland 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Blackman will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Thursday, then bounced right back against Cleveland on Friday. The Blaze came out on top against the Blue Raiders by a score of 10-5.
Andy Beveridge tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Max Wilcox, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Mitchell Cunningham was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Blackman has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Cleveland, their loss dropped their record down to 30-10.
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