The Louisa County Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Western Albemarle Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Louisa County is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Goochland on Tuesday as Louisa County made off with a 16-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Louisa County.
Meanwhile, Western Albemarle had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Patriots an 11-0 shutout. Western Albemarle might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Josh Lively spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aidan Carver-Woodson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Miles, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Louisa County's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8. As for Western Albemarle, their win bumped their record up to 9-2-1.
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