Bleckley County has gone 10-0 against Northeast recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bleckley County Royals will venture away from home to face off against the Northeast Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Bleckley County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Bleckley County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Jefferson County as Bleckley County made off with a 12-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Royals considering their one-run performance the match before.
Kaylee Rae Barrs made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Barrs was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bleckley County got a big performance out of Cayleigh Francis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Francis also hit two hits, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Emmie Williams, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bleckley County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The last time their batting average was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Northeast lost 18-6 to Dublin on Tuesday. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Fighting Irish recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Melanie Riggins made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Destinee Waller, who scored a run while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Bleckley County's record now sits at 3-6. As for Northeast, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Bleckley County took their win against Northeast in their previous meeting back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 19-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bleckley County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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