The Blacksburg Bruins will square off against the Salem Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Salem will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Blacksburg extended their winning streak to four on Friday. The Bruins' pitcher stepped up to hand Pulaski County a 10-0 shutout. The match marked the Bruins' most dominant win of the season.
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Sam Szefc was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brice Abbott, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Soma Kato, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.
Salem came out on top against Cave Spring on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run fourth inning. The Spartans blew past the Knights 12-2.
Blacksburg pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Salem, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
Everything went Blacksburg's way against Salem in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Blacksburg made off with a 9-2 win. Will the Bruins repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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