Monticello has won four straight games at home, while Fluvanna County has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Mustangs will welcome the Flying Flucos at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Monticello 1.3, Fluvanna County 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Monticello is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Orange County just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Fighting Hornets by a score of 1-0.
Monticello saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dorothy Shoup, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Fluvanna County sidestepped Goochland for a 4-3 win. The Flying Flucos haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Fluvanna County's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Monticello, their loss dropped their record down to 17-4.
Everything went Monticello's way against Fluvanna County in their previous matchup back in April, as Monticello made off with a 13-3 victory. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Flying Flucos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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