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| 05/10/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 04/16/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 04/27/23 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 03/28/23 - Home | 17-9 W |
| 04/19/22 - Home | 9-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Matoaca and Thomas Dale are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Matoaca's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over Monacan. Considering the Warriors have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Monacan's batters probably weren't too happy with Kaylee Hodges, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 20 Ks (she gave up a single walk). Hodges has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lani Wilkinson, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one double. That double marked the first that she has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Davis, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Thomas Dale came into Thursday's matchup having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Meadowbrook with a sharp 18-0 victory on Thursday.
Matoaca pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Thomas Dale, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 2-6.
Matoaca was able to grind out a solid victory over Thomas Dale when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 3-0. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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