Luray is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Page County a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Luray Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Page County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Luray is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Central Woodstock by a score of 12-11 on Tuesday. Even if the Bulldogs couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Page County was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell just short of Rappahannock County by a score of 4-2.
John Leake was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Leake was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
Luray's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Page County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Luray came out on top in a nail-biter against Page County in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 4-2. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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