Blacksburg waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Cave Spring Knights. This was payback for Blacksburg, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Aubrey Hudgins was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Molly Lyon was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Cave Spring's side, Abby Bradberry was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Cave Spring didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Blacksburg only tossed four.
Blacksburg pushed their record up to 15-3 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Cave Spring, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blacksburg will square off against Hidden Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Blacksburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Hidden Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cave Spring, they will head out on the road to face off against Lord Botetourt at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Cave Spring is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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