Carolina Academy is 0-3 against Blue Ridge since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Carolina Academy Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 5:30 p.m.
Carolina Academy is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 23-4 walloping at the hands of St. Joseph's Catholic. One positive for Carolina Academy, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Broome as Blue Ridge made off with an 18-10 win. The victory was nothing new for Blue Ridge as they're now sitting on four straight.
Khloe Metcalf was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hannah Durham, who went 1-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Carolina Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Blue Ridge, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Carolina Academy might still be hurting after the 24-0 defeat they got from Blue Ridge in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Blue Ridge's Zoe Sullivan, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Carolina Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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