PikeView has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Bluefield Beavers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. PikeView's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in three consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change.
Monday just wasn't the day for PikeView's offense. Their rough 16-0 defeat to Liberty on Monday might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Bluefield put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Monday. They never let Graham onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bluefield.
Isabella Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Smith has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Abby Richardson was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. She continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Taylor Mabry, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
PikeView's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Bluefield, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Everything went PikeView's way against Bluefield in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 as PikeView made off with a 17-3 victory. Will PikeView repeat their success, or does Bluefield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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