Baseball Recap: Blue Ridge Triumphs

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Previous 4 Games

04/11/25 - Away	5-4 W
04/18/23 - Away	12-6 W
03/04/23 - Away	12-6 W
04/02/22 - Home	9-8 W

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Blue Ridge ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Chino Valley Cougars 5-4. The Yellow Jackets haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Kaden Edgington and Hunter Krause were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Edgington didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Krause pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Edgington has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Edgington scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Krause got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double. That's the most hits Edgington has posted since back in February.

In other batting news, Graesyn Kendzlic was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.

Blue Ridge's record now sits at 12-4. As for Chino Valley, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-8-1.

Coming up, Blue Ridge will venture away from home to take on Holbrook at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Chino Valley, they will host Kingman at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season.