Bland County is 0-10 against Auburn since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Bland County Bears will be staying on the road to face off against the Auburn Eagles at 5:00 p.m.
Bland County might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-1 to Fort Chiswell, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Auburn sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 victory over George Wythe on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Auburn.
McKenzie Booth made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up seven earned runs off nine hits. Booth was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Kaylee Ramrattan was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Samantha Anderson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Bland County's loss dropped their record down to 1-12-2. As for Auburn, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Bland County might still be hurting after the 18-0 defeat they got from Auburn in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Bland County, Kirsten Fleet (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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