Blue Ridge had lost nine straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 1-7 to make it ten. They came up short against the Mountain View Eagles, falling 13-3. The Raiders were not able to make up for their loss to the Eagles from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
As for Mountain View, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
For Mountain View's part, Josh Miller made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Mountain View is 3-1 when Miller allows one or fewer earned runs, but 2-5 otherwise. Miller was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, Ziggy Bradford and Jordan Jagger did most of the damage at the plate: Bradford went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Jagger went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Jagger a new career-high. Tanner Holtsmaster was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Blue Ridge will challenge rival Elk Lake at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Mountain View is set to square off against their familiar foe Carbondale Area at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
