Western Albemarle is 5-0 against Harrisonburg since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Western Albemarle Warriors will be playing at home against the Harrisonburg Blue Streaks at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Western Albemarle is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Louisa County just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 4-3.
Gray Heilman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Jack Connelly made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Julian Miles, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Harrisonburg finally came back down to earth on Friday. They lost 9-1 to Rockbridge County.
Sawyer Hook was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Western Albemarle's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3-1. As for Harrisonburg, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-10.
Everything went Western Albemarle's way against Harrisonburg in their previous meeting back in March as Western Albemarle made off with a 17-4 victory. Will Western Albemarle repeat their success, or does Harrisonburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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