Blue Ridge is 1-6 against Union County since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Union County Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. Blue Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Blue Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Wren 8-7.
Bella Ballenger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on ten hits.
On the hitting side, Lily Mulkey was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Khloe Metcalf was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Union County unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Crescent by a score of 10-8. Union County has not had much luck with Crescent recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Blue Ridge's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8. As for Union County, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5-1.
Blue Ridge might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from Union County in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Blue Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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