The Amelia County Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lunenburg Central Chargers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Amelia County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Randolph-Henry on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Statesmen.
Meanwhile, Lunenburg Central was able to grind out a solid win over Nottoway on Tuesday, taking the game 7-3.
Tristan Buchanan was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Buchanan has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Buchanan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cayley Stokes, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Abby Gustaf was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Amelia County's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-7. As for Lunenburg Central, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
Amelia County might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Lunenburg Central in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Buchanan, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Amelia County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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