Blue Ridge won the last time they faced Payson, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Payson Longhorns. The win made it back-to-back victories for Blue Ridge.
Cooper Phillips tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cody Ashcraft, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Hunter Krause, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Payson's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Young, who scored no runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Blue Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Payson, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Blue Ridge beat Payson by a score of 9-3 later that day.
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