The Daniel Lions will challenge the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Daniel knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Blue Ridge likes a good challenge.
Daniel's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Pickens with a sharp 10-0 victory. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Blue Flame recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Matthew Smith looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Quint Cumbie
| 04/17/25 vs Pickens | 4 |
| 04/16/25 @ Travelers Rest | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Travelers Rest | 2 |
| 03/19/24 @ West-Oak | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Berea | 1 |
At the plate, Daniel let Liam Purcell and Quint Cumbie run wild. Purcell went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Cumbie got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Cumbie a new career-high. Julian Baldwin was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Daniel always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pickens only posted an OBP of .211.
Greer hit Blue Ridge with a four-run first inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Fighting Tigers fell 6-3 to the Yellow Jackets. The Fighting Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blue Ridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Poirier, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Daniel pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Blue Ridge, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
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