The Bluefield Beavers will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the PikeView Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Bluefield managed to slip by Princeton the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Bluefield came up short against Princeton on Wednesday, falling 19-5.
Bluefield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Mills, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Isiah Mitchell was another, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, PikeView entered their tilt with Castlewood on Saturday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Blue Devils get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The contest marked the Panthers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Castlewood's batters probably weren't too happy with Eli Hilling, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 16 Ks (he gave up zero walks). That's the most strikeouts Hilling has posted since back in March of 2024.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Braden Huggins, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Naylor, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
PikeView's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bluefield, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Bluefield came up short against PikeView when the teams last played back in May of 2024, falling 6-3. Will Bluefield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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