The Blue Ridge Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Cerro Gordo/Bement Broncos at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Ridge is looking for their season?s first victory.
Blue Ridge lost 17-2 to Argenta-Oreana on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Cerro Gordo/Bement earned a 7-3 win over Heritage on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cerro Gordo/Bement.
Tyson Moore and Brenden Puckett made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Moore struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Puckett pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Moore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Moore scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Puckett went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Michael Freese was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Blue Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Cerro Gordo/Bement, they pushed their record up to 5-13 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Blue Ridge came up short against Cerro Gordo/Bement when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Blue Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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