The Culpeper County Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Caroline Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Culpeper County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Culpeper County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Eastern View on Wednesday. They lost 11-1 to the Cyclones.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Caroline brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They never let Chancellor onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Caroline, who have now won five games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Tabby Garris tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Samantha Moore was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Jordyn Wilkerson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Culpeper County's loss dropped their record down to 3-14-1. As for Caroline, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
Culpeper County might still be hurting after the 14-2 defeat they got from Caroline in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Caroline's Jaidyn Tingen, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Now that Culpeper County 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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