The way Orange County starting pitcher Derek Justice was dealing, the Hornets probably didn’t need five runs against William Monroe Friday night at Porterfield Park. Justice got all the run support he needed in the first inning when he helped his own cause with a sacrifice-fly RBI. The rest was icing on the cake.

Orange County’s baseball program is making some important strides. While the Hornets lost out on a chance to join archrival Louisa County atop the Jefferson District standings in a
10-3 loss Tuesday night, it’s clear that the Hornets won’t be any pushover as the the district race heads down the stretch.