Baseball Game Preview: Abingdon Falcons vs. William Monroe Dragons

The Abingdon Falcons will square off against the William Monroe Dragons at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Abingdon 2.7, William Monroe 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Abingdon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Fluvanna County a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Falcons have won 17 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, William Monroe faced New Kent in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Dragons came out on top in a nail-biter against the Trojans, sneaking past 4-2. Winning may never get old, but the Dragons sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Abingdon is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for William Monroe, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.