The Monacan Chiefs will square off against the Varina Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Monacan's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Richmond High School for the Arts with a sharp 11-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Chiefs in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Varina waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Justices as they made off with a 21-7 win.
Ta'Vion Tunstall made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Tunstall was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
In other batting news, Varina got a big performance out of Keith Brooks, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Brooks a new career-high. Carter Sisk was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Varina lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Monacan pushed their record up to 7-6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Varina, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
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