Cave Spring is 2-8 against Lord Botetourt since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Cave Spring Knights will head out on the road to take on the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. Cave Spring is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
On Friday, Cave Spring came up short against Blacksburg and fell 8-3.
Abby Bradberry was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Cave Spring didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Blacksburg only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Lord Botetourt sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over William Byrd on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lord Botetourt.
The team relied heavily on Mikayla Reed, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Callie Kidd, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Cave Spring's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Lord Botetourt, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Monday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Cave Spring hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .353. However, it's not like Lord Botetourt struggles in that department as they've averaged .332. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Cave Spring might still be hurting after the 14-3 defeat they got from Lord Botetourt in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lord Botetourt's Grace Thomas, who pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Now that Cave Spring knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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