Rustburg fell victim to Randolph-Henry and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Randolph-Henry Statesmen by a score of 2-0. Rustburg's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Erin Coates spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rustburg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jenna Bryant, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On Randolph-Henry's side, Danner Allen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 22 over nine innings pitched. Allen was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Rustburg's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Randolph-Henry, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Rustburg will be playing in front of their home fans against Glass at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rustburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Randolph-Henry, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Nottoway at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Randolph-Henry's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so Nottoway's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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