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The Panthers rallied from a 2-1 deficit going into the top of the seventh. Smith reached base on a Tiger error, and was advanced by a base hit by Walters. Another Brentsville miscue moved both runners up a base, and they scored on a single by Wayne Foster.

Coach Leake praised his sophomore hurler, who he said had “one of his best outings of the season.” Between the Brentsville game and the previous contest, Smith struck out 19 batters while allowing only seven hits.

“After getting off to a rough start (Smith was the losing pitcher in several early-season games) he is working hard,” Coach Leake said. “He is getting help during practice on his form, learning to mix his pitches - he’s doing quite well.” % On Monday, April 27, the Panthera again hit the road to face Stonewall Jackson, ranked in the preseason coaches poll as one of the top three teams in the Bull Run District. RCHS lost a game played under the lights by a score of 7-2.

Leading the Rappahannock attack were Doug Smith, who went two for four at the plate; and Wayne Foster, who batted two for three and whose two-run homer in the top of the first innning accounted for the

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