The Orange County Fighting Hornets will head out to square off against the Madison County Mountaineers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Orange County's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Louisa County on Thursday. The Fighting Hornets have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Madison County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Stonewall Jackson on Friday as they made off with an 11-1 win. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Madison County pushed their record up to 8-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Orange County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Orange County came up short against Madison County in their previous meeting back in March, falling 11-6. Can the Fighting Hornets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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