Lunenburg Central and Nottoway are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Lunenburg Central Chargers will head out on the road to challenge the Nottoway Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lunenburg Central is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Lunenburg Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Randolph-Henry, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Lunenburg Central was ranked second). Lunenburg Central fell just short of Randolph-Henry by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The loss put an end to Lunenburg Central's undefeated start to the season.
Tristan Buchanan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on two hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Lunenburg Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cayley Stokes, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Nottoway was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They lost 7-1 to Buckingham. The defeat continues a trend for Nottoway in their matchups with Buckingham: they've now lost six in a row.
Lunenburg Central's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-1. As for Nottoway, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Lunenburg Central took their win against Nottoway when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 8-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lunenburg Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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