We've got a battle between Tigers coming up. Blue Ridge is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Blue Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Leonard and fell 8-7.
For Leonard's part, Ethan McCarthy made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McCarthy was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zaylen Summers, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tate Martin, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Leonard always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Blue Ridge only posted an OBP of .343.
Leonard has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. Blue Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
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