Herndon is 0-10 against Langley since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Herndon Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Langley Saxons at 6:30 p.m.
Herndon is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Monday. They fell 7-2 to Riverside.
Meanwhile, Langley stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand George C. Marshall a 7-0 shutout.
Norah Jacques made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 20 over seven innings pitched. Jacques has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Jacques was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Langley let Mina Britt and Emma Hussein loose on the outfield. Britt scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Hussein scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Charlotte Loving was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Herndon's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Langley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-1 record this season.
Herndon suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Langley in their previous matchup on April 12th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jacques, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Now that Herndon 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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