There's no place like home for Blackman, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sparkman Senators on Friday, sneaking past 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Blaze have posted since March 3rd.
Blackman got a great performance from Andy Beveridge as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Beveridge has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Blackman's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cole Howard, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. That RBI was Howard's first of the season.
Blackman's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Sparkman, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
Looking ahead, Blackman will be playing in front of their home fans against Battle Creek at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Blaze 4.1, the Grizzlies 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Sparkman has already played their next game (against Independence), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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