The Randolph-Henry Statesmen will head out on the road to challenge the Buckingham Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Randolph-Henry: 1.3, Buckingham: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Randolph-Henry will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by ten) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Tunstall 5-3. Winning may never get old, but Randolph-Henry sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Danner Allen made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Allen has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Allen was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Kendall Snead was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Summer Jones, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Buckingham gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 18-0 margin over Prince Edward County. While fans of Buckingham might be used to big wins, the 18-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Randolph-Henry is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Buckingham, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-3.
Randolph-Henry couldn't quite finish off Buckingham in their previous meeting last Tuesday and fell 2-0. Can Randolph-Henry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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