The Lord Botetourt Cavaliers will square off against the Staunton River Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lord Botetourt is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Lord Botetourt came up short against William Byrd and fell 5-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Staunton River, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over Lord Botetourt on Friday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
The team relied heavily on Carly Overstreet, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Coles, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Staunton River has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Lord Botetourt, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Lord Botetourt couldn't quite get it done against Staunton River in their previous meeting on Friday as they fell 7-3. Will the Cavaliers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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