Baseball Game Preview: Rappahannock County on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 8:44pm

Baseball Preview: Rappahannock County vs. Luray Bulldogs

Rappahannock County will be playing at home against the Luray Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rappahannock County is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.

Last Friday, Rappahannock County came up short against Strasburg and fell 5-1.

Meanwhile, Luray has not done well against Mountain View recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Luray came out on top against Mountain View by a score of 5-1.

Jacob Shenk and Cameron Weaver made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Shenk tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Weaver didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. At bat, Shenk got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Weaver got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.

In other batting news, Conner Hilliard was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Rappahannock County's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Luray, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season.

Everything went Rappahannock County's way against Luray when the teams last played on April 5th as Rappahannock County made off with a 9-3 victory. Does Rappahannock County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Luray turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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