Blue Ridge is 0-5 against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Blue Ridge Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights at 4:30 p.m. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Blue Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Blue Ridge was not the first on the board last Wednesday, but they got there more often. They won by a run and slipped past Martinsville 4-3. The win was just what Blue Ridge needed coming off of a 19-0 defeat in their prior match.
Ellie Schlieper spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lily Summers, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Addison Roos, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond fell victim to Marshall and their airtight pitching crew in their second game on Saturday. Their rough 6-0 loss to the Lions might stick with them for a while. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was SOPHIA MONTS, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Blue Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season. As for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Blue Ridge might still be hurting after the 19-3 loss they got from Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Blue Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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