The Lord Botetourt Cavaliers are taking a road trip to challenge the Franklin County Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lord Botetourt is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Lord Botetourt fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Northside on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-7 to the Vikings, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Cavaliers have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Noah Donaho
| 04/15/25 vs William Byrd | 2 |
| 03/20/25 vs Hidden Valley | 2 |
| 05/20/25 vs Northside | 1 |
| 05/20/25 vs Northside | 1 |
| 05/09/25 vs Fleming | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Noah Donaho was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Lord Botetourt's success: when he posts at least one home run the team is 5-2 (and 6-7-1 when he doesn't). Jairdan Pennix was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Franklin County didn't have quite enough to beat William Byrd on Thursday and fell 8-7. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lord Botetourt's record now sits at 11-9-1. As for Franklin County, their record is now 11-7.
Lord Botetourt suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Franklin County in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Cavaliers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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