Prince Edward County is 0-7 against Lunenburg Central since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Prince Edward County Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Lunenburg Central Chargers at 5:00 p.m.
Prince Edward County is is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 23rd straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 10-4 to Cumberland. That's two games in a row now that Prince Edward County has lost by exactly six runs.
Sarah Lucas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and seven unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Prince Edward County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was TT Dupuy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamani Watkins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lunenburg Central put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They beat Buckingham by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0. Lunenburg Central's win was all the more impressive since Buckingham was averaging only 3.2 runs allowed on the season.
Tristan Buchanan made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Buchanan was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Cayley Stokes was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Abby Gustaf was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Prince Edward County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Lunenburg Central, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Prince Edward County couldn't quite finish off Lunenburg Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Prince Edward County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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