Goochland hasn't had much luck against Western Albemarle recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Warriors at 6:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Goochland didn't have quite enough to beat Albemarle and fell 8-7.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Western Albemarle made sure to put some runs up on the board against Fluvanna County on Tuesday. The Warriors had just enough and edged out the Flying Flucos 10-9. With that win, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Jack Connelly made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Connelly was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jay Miller was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
Goochland now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Western Albemarle, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Goochland came up short against Western Albemarle when the teams last played back in May of 2024, falling 6-1. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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