The Orange County Fighting Hornets will head out to challenge the Madison County Mountaineers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Orange County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Madison County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Orange County proved they can win big on Monday (they won by nine) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let Monticello get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The Fighting Hornets haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Madison County came up short against Strasburg on Tuesday, falling 12-2. The Mountaineers haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Orange County pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Madison County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Everything went Orange County's way against Madison County in their previous meeting back in March, as Orange County made off with a 16-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Hornets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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