Blue Ridge scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Decatur Eisenhower Panthers a 36-0 shutout. With that victory, Blue Ridge brought their scoring average up to 7.1 runs per game.
Ellie Schlieper and Lily Enger made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Schlieper tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Enger tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Schlieper got on base in all five of her plate appearances with seven RBI, two runs, and a stolen base, while Enger went 5-for-5 with a home run, eight RBI, and four runs.
In other batting news, Addison Roos was a standout: she scored five runs and stole five bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. She hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Carsyn Stiger, who scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
On Decatur Eisenhower's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristin Lukas, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Blue Ridge's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Decatur Eisenhower, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.
Blue Ridge will stay at home for another game and welcome Cerro Gordo/Bement at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Blue Ridge has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Decatur Eisenhower, they will head out on the road to challenge Mt. Zion at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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