The Blue Ridge Knights will be playing at home against the Sullivan Redskins at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Blue Ridge is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Arcola on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Purple Riders by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for Blue Ridge in their matchups with Arcola: they've now lost five in a row.
Blue Ridge saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Roos, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and a double. Roos is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last eight games she's played.
Meanwhile, Sullivan scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past MacArthur 23-3. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
J?Nai Webb was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Webb was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Taylar Mercer was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Emerson Risley, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Blue Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Sullivan, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-18 record this season.
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