The Buckingham Knights are taking a road trip to face off against the Amelia County Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Amelia County took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Buckingham, who comes in off a win.
Buckingham is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Cumberland on Tuesday as they made off with a 19-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Knights needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, Amelia County unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Lunenburg Central by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Raiders couldn't push the score so high this time.
Buckingham is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Amelia County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Buckingham took their victory against Amelia County in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 9-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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