Fluvanna County fell victim to Monticello and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Monticello Mustangs. Fluvanna County has not had much luck with Monticello recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Monticello's part, Madison Steppe was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Steppe has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Steppe was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Sammi Deitsch was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Fluvanna County's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Monticello, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
Fluvanna County is on the road again on Thursday to play Charlottesville at 6:30 p.m. Fluvanna County is facing Charlottesville at the right time seeing as Charlottesville is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Monticello, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Goochland at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Monticello's pitching crew has only allowed one run per game this season, so Goochland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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