The Blacksburg Bruins will head out on the road to square off against the Hidden Valley Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Blacksburg was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Radford last Thursday. The Bruins never let the Bobcats get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The Bruins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Major Marshall, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Reese Tysor was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Blacksburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Radford only posted an OBP of .125.
12 must be Hidden Valley's lucky number: they beat Patrick Henry with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Titans beat the Patriots by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-1.
Hidden Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Blacksburg, their record now sits at 14-3.
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