The Amelia County Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Randolph-Henry Statesmen at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Amelia County's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Cumberland with a sharp 7-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Amelia County.
Meanwhile, Randolph-Henry scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Prince Edward County 16-0. Considering Randolph-Henry has won five games by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Danner Allen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Allen has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Allen was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kendall Snead, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Glenna Vereen, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
The win got Amelia County back to even at 6-6. As for Randolph-Henry, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Amelia County skirted past Randolph-Henry 3-2 when the teams last played back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Allen, who struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Amelia County still be able to contain Allen? There's only one way to find out.
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