Orange County is 1-9 against Western Albemarle since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Fighting Hornets are taking a road trip to challenge the Warriors at 6:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday, Orange County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Albemarle. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Hornets.
Meanwhile, Western Albemarle entered their tilt with Louisa County on Thursday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Lions get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
Western Albemarle's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack Parkins, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Orange County's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Western Albemarle, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.
Orange County skirted past Western Albemarle 6-5 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Hornets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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