The matchup between Monacan and Richmond High School for the Arts on Thursday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Chiefs put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 21-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Chiefs in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won seven in a row.
Emori Burns and Caryline Hugenberg made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Burns pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Hugenberg tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Burns got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs, while Hugenberg went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one stolen base. Those two runs gave Burns a new career-high.
Katelyn Marshall
| 05/08/25 vs Richmond High School for the Arts | 5 |
| 04/29/25 @ James River Midlothian | 2 |
| 04/24/25 vs Clover Hill | 2 |
| 04/17/25 @ L.C. Bird | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ Clover Hill | 1 |
In other batting news, Katelyn Marshall was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, five RBI, and one triple. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was J'Ael Lewis, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
Monacan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .778. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Monacan picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 3-10. As for Richmond High School for the Arts, they are on a 21-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Monacan is set to challenge their familiar foe James River Midlothian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Richmond High School for the Arts will square off against rival Cosby at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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