The Blacksburg Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Liberty Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Blacksburg suffered a rough 9-3 defeat at the hands of St. Joseph's Catholic.
Jacob Gilfillan was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Liberty came up short against Chesnee on Saturday and fell 11-6. Liberty has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blacksburg now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Blacksburg was able to grind out a solid win over Liberty when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 5-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Liberty's Camryn Gambrell, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Blacksburg to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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