If Abingdon was riding high fresh off their 14-4 takedown of John Battle on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Falcons fell 9-5 to the Eastside Spartans on Monday. The Falcons have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Abingdon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Muriel Dillow, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Abingdon suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 17-3. As for Eastside, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
Abingdon and Eastside should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. The Falcons will square off against Christiansburg at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (6 vs. 69). Meanwhile, Eastside (ranked 34th) will meet Rye Cove (ranked 180th) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Spartans 1.3, the Eagles 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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