The Varina Blue Devils are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on the Freeman Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Varina earned an 8-3 victory over Hermitage. The win continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won four in a row.
Carter Sisk
| 03/21/25 vs Hermitage | 5 |
| 05/10/24 @ Highland Springs | 2 |
| 04/24/24 @ Henrico | 2 |
| 03/21/24 @ Hermitage | 2 |
| 04/08/24 vs Hanover | 1 |
Carter Sisk made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 1-for-3. Those five stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ta'Vion Tunstall, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Freeman put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victors by a 15-3 margin over Maggie Walker. Fans of the Mavericks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Freeman's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Varina, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Varina came up short against Freeman in their previous matchup back in June of 2021, falling 6-1. Can Varina avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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