Softball Preview: Randolph-Henry Statesmen vs. Lunenburg Central Chargers
Randolph-Henry has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Lunenburg Central Chargers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Randolph-Henry: 1.3, Lunenburg Central: 0.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Randolph-Henry's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Buckingham on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 1-0.
Danner Allen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Randolph-Henry saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Hamlett, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Lunenburg Central's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's sixth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They beat Prince Edward County by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-0. Considering Lunenburg Central has won seven games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Randolph-Henry's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3. As for Lunenburg Central, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Randolph-Henry came up short against Lunenburg Central in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lunenburg Central's Tristan Buchanan, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Randolph-Henry knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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