Blair is 1-9 against Norris since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blair Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Norris Titans at 12:00 p.m.
Sadly, Blair is still looking for their first win of the season after five games. They fell just short of Waverly by a score of 7-6 on Thursday.
Blair saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Swanson, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Swanson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Wachter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Norris had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They never let the Thunderbolts onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. Norris might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Blair's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Norris, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Blair suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Norris in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Blair avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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