Blue Ridge is 1-9 against Gunter since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. We've got a battle between Tigers coming up.
Last Tuesday, Blue Ridge came up short against Bells and fell 8-4.
Miranda Caro was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gunter got themselves on the board against Howe on Friday, but Howe never followed suit. They blew past the Bulldogs 8-0. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Rylee Cassidy's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one walk in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Madison Vest was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run and three runs. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Ireland Waite was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base.
Gunter has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. Blue Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Blue Ridge suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Gunter in their previous meeting on March 7th. Will Blue Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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