Western Albemarle is 2-8 against Monticello since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Western Albemarle Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Monticello Mustangs at 6:30 p.m.
Western Albemarle is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Goochland.
Ava Hardy made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Summer Jones, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, while Monticello put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Albemarle. Monticello put the hurt on Albemarle with a sharp 12-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Monticello.
Sammi Deitsch was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jaelyn Wood, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Western Albemarle's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Monticello, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5.
Western Albemarle came up short against Monticello when the teams last played back in April, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monticello's Madison Steppe, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Western Albemarle knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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