
Raiders
05/19/25 @ Northumberland | 17-0 |
05/15/25 vs Northumberland | 4-0 |
05/08/25 @ Westmoreland | 10-5 |
05/06/25 vs Westmoreland | 10-0 |
05/01/25 @ Lancaster | 8-3 |
+ 7 more games |
Rappahannock waltzed into their matchup on Monday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Northumberland Indians a 17-0 shutout. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Avery Brann made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Rappahannock let Cameron Nash and Kahler Goodman run wild. Nash went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI, while Goodman went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Goodman has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsey Rogers, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Rappahannock always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .650. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northumberland only posted an OBP of .118.
Rappahannock's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Northumberland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-5.
Rappahannock and Northumberland will both get a bit of extra prep time before their next contests. The next time the Raiders see the field they'll take on Mathews at 6:00 p.m. on the 29th. As for Northumberland, their break will end when they face West Point at 6:00 p.m. on the 29th.
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