Rappahannock County is 2-8 against Strasburg since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Rappahannock County will head out on the road to square off against the Strasburg Rams at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Rappahannock County had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Clarke County.
Luke Martz put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Martz has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Martz was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Martz wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jared Loving, who went 1-for-6 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Rappahannock County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Strasburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Mountain View by a score of 5-4.
Rappahannock County's record is now 3-8. As for Strasburg, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6.
Rappahannock County might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Strasburg in their previous matchup on April 4th. Can Rappahannock County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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