Blue Ridge is 2-8 against Bells since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Tigers will take on the Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Blue Ridge's win against Leonard wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Blue Ridge had just enough and edged out Leonard 5-3. The victory continues a trend for Blue Ridge in their matchups with Leonard: they've now won seven in a row.
Paige Elder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Blue Ridge got a big performance out of Isabelle Tallant, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Miranda Caro, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bells had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Non Varsity Opponent a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 14 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Bells' win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-4-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Blue Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Blue Ridge couldn't quite get it done against Bells when the teams last played back in March as they fell 8-4. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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