Auburn has won 18 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Blacksburg has won 18 straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Eagles will welcome the Bruins at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Auburn 1, Blacksburg 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, Auburn earned a 6-1 win over Grayson County. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Blacksburg). They blew past Patrick Henry 10-1 on Friday. With that win, the Bruins brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Blacksburg got a great performance from Trick Sams as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Blacksburg let Reese Tysor and Brice Abbott run wild. Tysor scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Abbott went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. Tysor has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Mason Underwood was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Blacksburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Auburn's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Blacksburg, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Auburn beat Blacksburg 7-2 in their previous matchup last Thursday. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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