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| 05/06/25 - Away | 6-1 W |
| 05/03/24 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 04/09/24 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 05/19/23 - Away | 3-4 L |
| 04/21/23 - Home | 10-8 W |
| + 5 more games |
Jefferson Forest is 8-2 against Liberty since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Cavaliers will welcome the Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jefferson Forest has seven straight victories, Liberty has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Jefferson Forest's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Brookville. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Amelia Long tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Lauren Smith and Kylie Hendricks did most of the damage at the plate: Smith went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles, while Hendricks went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs. That's the most hits Smith has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Izzy Gooch, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Jefferson Forest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Liberty fell victim to Rustburg and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to the Red Devils.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Jefferson Forest, their win bumped their record up to 15-1.
Jefferson Forest was able to grind out a solid victory over Liberty when the teams last played on May 6th, winning 6-1. Do the Cavaliers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Minutemen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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