Jefferson Forest owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They came out on top against the Rustburg Red Devils by a score of 5-0. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 1-0 back in April.
Not much got past Amelia Long, who gave up just a hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Rustburg off the board. Long has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Jefferson Forest's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Hendricks, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. Those two RBI gave Hendricks a new career-high. Lauren Smith also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Jefferson Forest hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rustburg struck out 15 times.
Cavaliers
| 05/02/25 vs Rustburg | 5-0 |
| 04/30/25 vs Staunton River | 3-1 |
| 04/28/25 vs Gretna | 11-0 |
| 04/25/25 vs Brookville | 6-1 |
| 03/17/25 vs Mecklenburg County | 15-1 |
| + 3 more games |
Jefferson Forest's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Rustburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.
Jefferson Forest and Rustburg should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. The Cavaliers will challenge Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (7 vs. 190). Meanwhile, Rustburg (ranked 73rd) will meet Randolph-Henry (ranked 201st) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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