The Buckingham Knights will be playing at home against the Randolph-Henry Statesmen at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Buckingham sitting on three straight wins and Randolph-Henry on four.
Buckingham stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let Prince Edward County onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory. While fans of Buckingham might be used to big wins, the 18-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Meanwhile, Randolph-Henry had just enough and edged Tunstall out 5-3 on Friday.
Danner Allen made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Allen has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Allen was also solid in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kendall Snead, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double. Alyssa Townsend was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Buckingham has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Randolph-Henry, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Buckingham came out on top in a nail-biter against Randolph-Henry when the teams last played last Tuesday, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Allen, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Buckingham still be able to contain Allen? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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