Highland Springs is 1-9 against Patrick Henry since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Springers will square off against the Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Highland Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
The home team had won the previous six meetings between Highland Springs and Armstrong, and Highland Springs kept the tradition alive. The Springers were the clear victors by a 20-5 margin over the Wildcats on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Springers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won nine in a row.
Elise Fleming
| 05/02/25 vs Armstrong | 9 |
| 04/30/25 vs Maggie Walker | 2 |
| 04/28/25 vs Atlee | 1 |
| 04/25/25 vs Varina | 12 |
| 04/21/25 vs Hanover | 0 |
| + 5 more games |
Elise Fleming was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Izabella Bowles and Samantha Gathright did most of the damage at the plate: Bowles got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Gathright got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs Bowles has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Ada Scort, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Highland Springs was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Patrick Henry's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Atlee by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Patriots seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Highland Springs' win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Patrick Henry, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-3.
Highland Springs might still be hurting after the 13-1 loss they got from Patrick Henry in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Springers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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