
Bengals
03/18/25 vs Spring Valley | 12-2 |
03/14/25 @ A.C. Flora | 11-0 |
03/09/25 vs Dorman | 12-0 |
03/08/25 vs Spartanburg | 3-2 |
03/06/25 @ Stratford | 15-0 |
Blythewood barely beat Spring Valley the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Blythewood Bengals blew past the Spring Valley Vikings 12-2 on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for the Bengals as they're now sitting on five straight.
Johnny Collins was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Blythewood got a massive performance out of Jackson Bottar, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and six RBI. With that strong performance, Bottar is now averaging an impressive 3.3 RBI per game. Another player making a difference was Macon Leppert, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run.
Blythewood lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Blythewood pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Spring Valley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Blythewood will have a chance to go back-to-back against Spring Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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