Matoaca dropped their record down to 13-5 on Thursday, which also ended the team's 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They fell just short of the Thomas Dale Knights by a score of 4-3. The Warriors were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Knights earlier this season, when they won 11-1.
As for Thomas Dale, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-12. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games.
For Thomas Dale's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Another was Caden Stancil, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Matoaca will square off against rival Hopewell at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Warriors 4, the Blue Devils 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Thomas Dale is set to face off against their familiar foe Meadowbrook at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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