With a playoff game on the line, Rappahannock rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Westmoreland Eagles. Winning may never get old, but Rappahannock sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Avery Brann made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Brann was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Reagan Dameron, who scored a run while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Lauren Johnson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
On Westmoreland's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah King, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. King has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Rappahannock has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6-1 record this season. As for Westmoreland, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5.
Rappahannock will head out on the road to challenge Chincoteague at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rappahannock is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. Westmoreland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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