Jefferson Forest is 8-2 against Liberty since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Cavaliers will challenge the Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jefferson Forest has four straight victories, Liberty has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Jefferson Forest's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Rustburg.
The result came thanks to Amelia Long's shutout, as she gave up just a hit and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
Kylie Hendricks
| 05/02/25 vs Rustburg | 2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Lord Botetourt | 1 |
| 03/24/25 @ Gretna | 1 |
| 03/22/25 @ Halifax County | 1 |
At the plate, Jefferson Forest's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Hendricks, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. Those two RBI gave Hendricks a new career-high. Lauren Smith also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Jefferson Forest kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Liberty's offense. They came up short against Glenvar on Monday, falling 7-0.
Jefferson Forest pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Jefferson Forest came out on top in a nail-biter against Liberty in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Cavaliers repeat their success, or do the Minutemen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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