The Blue Ridge Tigers will challenge the Bonham Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while Bonham will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Blue Ridge needed a bit of extra time to put away Pottsboro. They had just enough and edged out the Cardinals 11-10. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their one-run performance the game before.
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Cam Baker made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Blue Ridge is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-9 otherwise. Baker was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Garrett Varner was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Caden Brown, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Bonham scored the most runs they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Gainesville by a score of 8-7. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Bonham dropped their record down to 2-17 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Blue Ridge, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-10.
Blue Ridge couldn't quite finish off Bonham in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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