Lightridge had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Brentsville District Tigers a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. After a 17-4 finish the last time they played, Lightridge and Brentsville District decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
For Brentsville District's part, Connor Lyle was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched.
Brentsville District's loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Lightridge will head out on the road to take on Loudoun Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Brentsville District, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Meridian at 6:00 p.m. on April 8th. Brentsville District is on a three-game streak of home wins, Meridian a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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