Cumberland is 1-9 against Randolph-Henry since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cumberland Dukes will head out on the road to square off against the Randolph-Henry Statesmen at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cumberland will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Prince Edward County on Tuesday. Everything went Cumberland's way against Prince Edward County as Cumberland made off with a 10-4 victory.
Maya Bell was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Bell has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Bell wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sage Anderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sydney Winslow, who scored a run while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Randolph-Henry entered their tilt with Nottoway with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Cougars onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Tuesday. Give Randolph-Henry's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Danner Allen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up 16 Ks.
The victory got Cumberland back to even at 3-3. As for Randolph-Henry, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Cumberland couldn't quite finish off Randolph-Henry in their previous matchup back in March and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Allen, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Now that Cumberland 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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