Boys’ Lacrosse

Due to a number of players being injured, the junior varsity and varsity boys’ lacrosse teams combined to make one varsity team against Monticello on April 29. The last time the Flucos went up against the Mustangs, the Flucos lost 14-2. The Flucos played much better against the Mustangs this time, and the final score ended up being 12-8. “Our coach always talks about setting personal goals for each game, and I think a lot of us reached some of those personal goals against Monticello. We played well,” said junior Nathan Carney. Multiple players scored for the Flucos, including Mykel Vest with one goal, Andy Guess with two goals, Cody Abbott with two goals, Matt Lang with three goals, and James Byram with six assists. The Flucos will take on Albemarle on May 3, Western Albemarle on May 6, and Eastern View on May 7.

Girls’ Lacrosse

The Lady Flucos went up against the Monticello Mustangs on April 29. Monticello has a very skilled girls’ lacrosse team, so Fluvanna had a very difficult task facing the Mustangs. “They went on a run for a couple minutes where they would win the draw, take the ball down the field, and score. They are pretty good,” said senior Courtney Ott. The Mustangs overpowered the Flucos and they ended up winning 22-2. The junior varsity team fared a bit better, losing to Monticello 14-6. The Lady Flucos will play against Albemarle on May 3 and Western Albemarle on May 4.

Baseball

Early on in the week, the Flucos were supposed to play Louisa, but due to inclement weather, the game was cancelled.  The JV game was not cancelled, but the game did end early. The Fluvanna JV team had not lost a single game this season, but the Lions broke the Flucos’ winning streak and won 6-1. Later on in the week, on April 27, Fluvanna tried to come back in a game against Western Albemarle. Varsity was victorious, beating Western Albemarle 9-4, the second time that varsity has beaten them this season.

On April 29, Fluvanna went up against Louisa. “Whenever we play against Louisa we want to do our absolute best, no matter what sport we’re playing them in,” said junior Craig Russo. The Flucos ended up losing 8-4 against their local rival, while JV won 3-0. Fluvanna will play against Powhatan on May 3, Orange on May 5, and Waynesboro on May 6.

Boys’ Tennis

Boys’ tennis went up against Louisa on April 26. Fluvanna played hard against the Lions, but came up short, losing 8-1. On April 27, they went up against Western Albemarle, which has a very dominant tennis program, but lost. “We’re working hard and trying our best to improve at every match and every practice,” said senior Andrew Sherman. The Flucos will face Powhatan on May 3, Orange on May 5, and Albemarle on May 6.

Girls’ Tennis

The girls’ tennis team took on Charlottesville on April 25, with the Lady Flucos ending up losing the match 9-0. The next day, the girls hosted Louisa, their local rivals. The girls’ were not able to get a win against Louisa, and lost 9-0. The next day, they traveled to Western Albemarle and lost 9-0. “It’s hard having such a young team and trying to go up against teams like Western Albemarle who have players who have been playing for so long,” said junior Emily Baker. Fluvanna will be going against Powhatan on May 3, Orange on May 5, and Albemarle on May 6.

Boys’ Soccer

Both soccer team traveled to Louisa on April 25.  The varsity Flucos took a while to get going, but eventually pulled away from the Lions and won in fashion, 5-0.  “This win felt good for us. Last week was really rough for us losing against Albemarle and Charlottesville, but hopefully we can build momentum and keep adding winnings,” said junior Matt Rafaly.

The Flucos had only one day to practice before their next match on April 27 when they faced the best team in the district: Western Albemarle.  The Warriors were up 1-0 the entire game until 30 seconds left, when junior Chase Evans scored off of a throw-in to tie the game 1-1.  After two very intense overtimes, the game ended with a 1-1 draw.  Overall, team members were fairly satisfied to be able to tie a team considered by many to be the best in the district.  “This was a very good week for us.  We are starting to play a lot better which is great since we are now coming close to the post-season,” said Evans.

The JV boys also did very well last week, defeating Louisa 2-0 early in the week, followed by a very hard- fought match against Western Albemarle where they came up just short, losing 1-0. Both teams host Powhatan on May 2 and Orange on May 5.

Girls’ Soccer

The girls’ soccer teams traveled to Louisa on April 25.  Varsity came out with an easy win of 2-0.  “It is always fun playing against Louisa. We always go into those kind of games knowing we are going to win.  We now need to focus on Western Albemarle, who defeated us the first time,” said senior Jackie Davis after the game.  At the Western game, the Flucos were met with the same result as their first match against Western Albemarle earlier this season, losing 5-0.

Meanwhile, the JV girls mirrored varsity’s score against Louisa, easily beating them 5-0.   They also took on Western Albemarle later in the week, but came up short, losing 2-0.  “Western was a very difficult game for us, but we at least got one win out of this week,” said JV player Libbey Hartung.  The Lady Flucos travel to Powhatan on May 4.

Softball

The Lady Flucos took on Louisa on April 27 and came out with a close win of 8-7.  “This was a great win for us and a great confidence booster.  Louisa is a winnable game for us, so we need to make sure we take advantage of the opportunities we have and make sure not to make any errors,” said junior Tyler Haislip.  The Flucos next went up against Louisa on April 29.  After a tied ball game, the Lady Flucos went into extra innings, but lost 7-6 against the Lions.  “We fought very hard, not only this game but the whole week.  We are definitely improving and I am very proud of this team. We are going to prepare against Powhatan next week and hopefully come out with a win,” said Haislip.  The Flucos next play against Powhatan on May 3.