The Rustburg Red Devils will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Amherst County Lancers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rustburg can't be too worried about heading out to take on Amherst County: they just beat Jefferson Forest at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Rustburg came out on top against Jefferson Forest by a score of 5-1 on Wednesday.
Rustburg's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carly Mirakian, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Amherst County can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They blew past Glass 11-1.
Rustburg has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Amherst County, they pushed their record up to 10-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Rustburg skirted past Amherst County 11-9 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rustburg since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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