Baseball Game Preview: Parkersburg South Patriots vs. Huntington Highlanders

The Parkersburg South Patriots will take on the Huntington Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Parkersburg South has four straight victories, Huntington has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

While Parkersburg South's win against Warren wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Patriots had just enough and edged out the Warriors 4-2.

Meanwhile, Huntington came up short against Winfield on Friday and fell 5-1.

Parkersburg South's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-11. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Huntington, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.