Cavaliers
| 04/17/25 @ Fleming | 22 |
| 04/14/25 @ Heritage | 19 |
| 05/02/25 vs Staunton River | 10 |
| 04/15/25 vs William Byrd | 10 |
| 03/24/25 vs Heritage | 10 |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Franklin County, Lord Botetourt was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Staunton River Golden Eagles as they made off with a 12-2 win. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Garrett Lonker was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Noah Donaho and Isaac Nichols did most of the damage at the plate: Donaho went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Nichols went 2-for-3 with one home run and one stolen base. Donaho has become a key player for Lord Botetourt: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Brady Kish was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Lord Botetourt was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .567. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Lord Botetourt's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Staunton River, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.
Coming up, Lord Botetourt will square off against Hidden Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Cavaliers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Titans have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season. Staunton River will be paying especially close attention to Lord Botetourt's matchup: after Lord Botetourt faces off against William Byrd, they'll take on Staunton River again at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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