Rustburg was the 11-9 winner over Amherst County when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Rustburg Red Devils fell just short of the Amherst County Lancers by a score of 9-8 on Friday.
Nahla Bigham made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Rustburg's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Amherst County, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Rustburg will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Liberty at 7:00 p.m. Rustburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Liberty's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Amherst County, they will head out on the road to face off against Jefferson Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jefferson Forest and Amherst County are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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