Miller School of Albemarle is 9-0 against Blue Ridge since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks will be playing at home against the Blue Ridge Barons at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Miller School of Albemarle has seven straight wins, Blue Ridge has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Miller School of Albemarle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Hanover, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Miller School of Albemarle was ranked fifth). Miller School of Albemarle sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Hanover on Wednesday.
Evan Hankins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Miller School of Albemarle saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mandela Browman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge suffered a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Virginia Episcopal School on Tuesday.
Miller School of Albemarle pushed their record up to 20-5-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Blue Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Miller School of Albemarle took their victory against Blue Ridge in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 20-1. Will Miller School of Albemarle repeat their success, or does Blue Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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