The Orange County Fighting Hornets will face off against the Madison County Mountaineers at 6:00 a.m. on Monday. Orange County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Madison County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Orange County and Louisa County have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Fighting Hornets took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. The loss continues a trend for the Fighting Hornets in their meetings with the Lions: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Madison County). They put the hurt on Stonewall Jackson with a sharp 20-10 win on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Mountaineers as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.
Madison County's win bumped their record up to 2-15. As for Orange County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Everything went Orange County's way against Madison County in their previous matchup back in March, as Orange County made off with a 16-0 victory. Do the Fighting Hornets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mountaineers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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