Softball Recap: Monticello Beats Western Albemarle for Their Ninth Straight Win

Mustangs

Previous Games

05/19/25 vs Western Albemarle	7-0
05/16/25 @ Albemarle	2-0
05/12/25 @ Cumberland	18-1
05/09/25 @ Cumberland	2-0
05/08/25 vs Charlottesville	4-0
+ 4 more games

Monticello entered their tilt with Western Albemarle on Monday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Warriors a 7-0 shutout. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.

Monticello's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Western Albemarle, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Monticello will face off against rival Orange County at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mustangs 1.3, the Fighting Hornets 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Western Albemarle is set to take on their familiar foe Charlottesville at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.