Holbrook won the last time they faced Blue Ridge, and things went their way on Thursday too. Everything went the Holbrook Roadrunners' way against the Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets as the Holbrook Roadrunners made off with an 18-3 win.
Elena Philpott was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (she also only allowed one walk). Philpott has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Philpott was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Celina Leyba and Elizabeth Paschal did most of the damage at the plate: Leyba scored four runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Paschal scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Madison Moore, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Blue Ridge's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Cox, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Holbrook has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-15 record this season. As for Blue Ridge, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season.
Holbrook is on the road again on Saturday to play St. Johns at 11:00 a.m. St. Johns knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Holbrook likes a good challenge. As for Blue Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Thatcher at 1:00 p.m. Blue Ridge is facing Thatcher at the right time seeing as Thatcher is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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