The James River Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Patrick County Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
James River is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Carroll County on Friday. They fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 3-2. The Knights have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Patrick County challenged Dan River on Monday. The Cougars were the clear victors by an 11-2 margin over the Wildcats. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.
Jenna Woods made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Patrick County got a massive performance out of Lilly Hazelwood, who went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases Hazelwood has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Journey Moore, who went 2-for-5 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Patrick County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dan River only posted an OBP of .290.
Patrick County is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for James River, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
James River might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Patrick County in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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