The Abingdon Falcons will take on the Staunton River Golden Eagles on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Abingdon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Cave Spring 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Falcons have posted since April 15th.
Aubrey Fullen
| 06/03/25 vs Cave Spring | 4 |
| 05/22/25 vs Lee | 1 |
| 05/14/25 @ Gate City | 1 |
| 05/09/25 @ Ridgeview | 1 |
| 05/06/25 @ Christiansburg | 1 |
Aubrey Fullen was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs and one RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Lindsay, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Staunton River waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Trojans get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory.
Not much got past Payton Evans, who gave up just five hits to keep Tunstall off the board. Evans has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Staunton River saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payton Chewning, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Staunton River pushed their record up to 19-4 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Abingdon, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-4.
Abingdon couldn't quite get it done against Staunton River in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 6-3. Can the Falcons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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