Altavista is 2-8 against Chatham since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Altavista Colonels will head out on the road to challenge the Chatham Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Altavista needed a bit of extra time to put away Nelson County. They skirted past the Governors 3-2. That's two games straight that Altavista has won by just one run.
Bella Radford made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing eight innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Radford was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Radford wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alissa Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Chatham gave up the first runs last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged Gretna out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Chatham.
The victory (which was Altavista's third in a row) raised their record to 8-10. As for Chatham, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season.
Altavista came up short against Chatham when the teams last played back in April, falling 7-2. Can Altavista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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