The Blacksburg Bruins will venture away from home to take on the Pulaski County Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Blacksburg is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Blacksburg proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by six) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out William Byrd 7-6. Seven seems to be a good number for the Bruins as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Pulaski County came up short against Cave Spring on Tuesday and fell 7-2. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blacksburg's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Pulaski County, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Blacksburg beat Pulaski County 9-6 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bruins since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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