The Chapman Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Blue Ridge Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chapman has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight losses, while Blue Ridge will come in with seven straight victories.
Last Thursday, Chapman didn't have quite enough to beat Broome and fell 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by just one run.
Chapman saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Floyd, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. Georgia Brown also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Blue Ridge took on Seneca on Tuesday. The Tigers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bobcats, sneaking past 3-2.
Kilee Grant spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Brynlee Bayne and Bella Sands did most of the damage at the plate: Bayne went 1-for-3 with one home run, while Sands went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits Sands has posted since back in April of 2025.
Chapman's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Blue Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Chapman suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Blue Ridge when the teams last played last Monday. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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