Blue Ridge came into Friday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Heritage Hawks on Friday as the Blue Ridge Knights made off with a 17-2 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Blue Ridge also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Cassie Zimmerman, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three stolen bases, and five RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last nine games she's played. Another player making a difference was Carsyn Stiger, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On Heritage's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Faith Latham, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and a double.
Blue Ridge's win bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Heritage, their loss was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-17.
Blue Ridge will be playing at home against St. Teresa at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Blue Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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