After flying high against Staunton on Monday, Rockbridge County came back down to earth. The Wildcats fell 9-5 to the Riverheads Gladiators on Tuesday.
Rockbridge County's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Riverheads, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Coming up, Rockbridge County is taking a road trip to take on Fort Defiance at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Indians have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.29 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Riverheads, they will welcome Alleghany at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Gladiators 2.8, the Mountaineers 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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