The Fauquier Falcons will venture away from home to take on the Sherando Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fauquier's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Warren County 10-0. The victory continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sherando). They were the clear victors by a 29-0 margin over Handley on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Madalyn Cox was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in May of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kayla Grum, who got on base in all six of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and two triples. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Eliza Anderson was another key player, scoring five runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Sherando always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Fauquier's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Sherando, their record is now 5-3.
Fauquier skirted past Sherando 8-7 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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