Blue Ridge lost against Miller School of Albemarle two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Blue Ridge Barons lost 19-3 to the Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks. Blue Ridge has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blue Ridge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alvaro Picchi Reig, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Blue Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Miller School of Albemarle only tossed a.
On Miller School of Albemarle's side, Dillon O'Connor looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. O'Connor has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mandela Browman and Jackson Ingram did most of the damage at the plate: Browman fired off two home runs and seven RBI while going 2-for-5, while Ingram got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two RBI. Evan Hankins was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Blue Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Miller School of Albemarle, the victory was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 28-5-2.
Blue Ridge will head out on the road to face off against Christchurch School at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Miller School of Albemarle does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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