After three games on the road, Rappahannock is heading back home. They will take on the Altavista Colonels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rappahannock is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Rappahannock is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Middlesex. That's two games straight that Rappahannock has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Reagan Dameron, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Cameron Nash, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Altavista lost 14-4 to Buffalo Gap on Thursday.
Altavista saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bella Radford, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Rappahannock is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6-1 record this season. As for Altavista, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Altavista's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Rappahannock has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Altavista, though, as they've been averaging only 2.4. Will Rappahannock keep running through batters, or will Altavista buck the trend?
Rappahannock was able to grind out a solid victory over Altavista in their previous matchup back in May of 2016, winning 4-0. Does Rappahannock have another victory up their sleeve, or will Altavista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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