Western Albemarle is 2-8 against Fluvanna County since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Warriors will square off against the Flying Flucos at 6:30 p.m. Western Albemarle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Western Albemarle will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Orange County, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Warriors came out on top against the Fighting Hornets by a score of 7-3 on Tuesday.
Katherine Heilman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
Jillie Clark
| 05/06/25 vs Orange County | 2 |
| 04/29/25 vs Albemarle | 1 |
| 04/22/25 vs Monticello | 1 |
| 05/16/24 vs Albemarle | 1 |
| 04/24/24 @ Albemarle | 1 |
On the hitting side, Jillie Clark was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Samia Bird also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Fluvanna County waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Patriots get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. Considering the Flying Flucos have won seven matches by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Fluvanna County pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Western Albemarle, their record is now 8-5.
Western Albemarle couldn't quite finish off Fluvanna County in their previous meeting on Friday and fell 7-5. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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