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| 04/30/24 - Home | 2-4 L |
| 03/19/24 - Away | 0-2 L |
| 05/12/23 - Home | 0-3 L |
| 04/11/23 - Away | 5-3 W |
| 04/12/22 - Home | 10-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Clarke County and Strasburg are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Eagles will take on the Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Clarke County didn't have quite enough to beat Page County and fell 11-10. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Strasburg won against Stonewall Jackson on Friday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Rams beat Rappahannock County by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-1. Considering the Rams have won three contests by more than ten runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ava Mayhew was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Strasburg let Karaline Brill and Addison Morgan run wild. Brill went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Morgan scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs Brill has posted since back in May of 2024. Patience Barton also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Strasburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .485. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Strasburg has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Clarke County, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Clarke County couldn't quite finish off Strasburg in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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