The Jefferson Forest Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the Staunton River Golden Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Staunton River will be up against a hot Jefferson Forest team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Jefferson Forest's pitcher stepped up to hand Gretna a 12-0 shutout on Monday. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by six runs or more this season.
Mati Gouldthorpe
| 03/24/25 @ Gretna | 3 |
| 03/22/25 @ Halifax County | 1 |
| 03/22/25 @ Auburn | 1 |
| 03/19/25 @ Mecklenburg County | 1 |
| 03/17/25 vs Mecklenburg County | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
The team relied heavily on Mati Gouldthorpe, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ashleigh Johnson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Jefferson Forest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gretna only posted a batting average of .062.
Meanwhile, Staunton River hadn't done well against Christiansburg recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Staunton River put the hurt on Christiansburg with a sharp 15-9 win.
Kailynne Keister was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Keister was even better at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, five runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Kaylee Maxfield was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaidyn Roach, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Jefferson Forest pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Staunton River, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Jefferson Forest couldn't quite finish off Staunton River in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 and fell 9-7. Can Jefferson Forest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
