The Nottoway Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Lancaster Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Nottoway is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since April 12, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of King William by a score of 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Cavaliers: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lancaster). They put the hurt on Rappahannock County with a sharp 12-2 win on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Red Devils have won by exactly ten runs.
Addie George made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. George was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ayla Saunders was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Braelyn Johnson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Lancaster always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Lancaster's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Nottoway, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
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