| 03/18/25 - Home | 8-7 W |
| 03/13/24 - Neutral | 1-28 L |
| 03/12/24 - Neutral | 0-10 L |
| 04/02/19 - Away | 8-2 W |
| 03/05/19 - Home | 4-3 W |
| + 3 more games |
Leonard took a 27-run loss the last time they faced off against Blue Ridge, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Leonard sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Blue Ridge on Tuesday. While Leonard didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-14-2), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Ethan McCarthy made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McCarthy was even better at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zaylen Summers, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tate Martin, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Leonard always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Blue Ridge only posted an OBP of .343.
Leonard is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. Blue Ridge's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7.
Leonard will have a chance to go back-to-back against Blue Ridge: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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