Baseball Game Preview: Poca Dots vs. St. Marys Blue Devils

The Poca Dots will face off against the St. Marys Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Poca is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 11-1 to Nitro. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Poca saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Waugh, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Those hits were Waugh's first of the season.

Meanwhile, St. Marys started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Tyler. They came up short against the Knights on Tuesday, falling 14-4. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Casey Burkhammer was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kyle Bullman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

St. Marys' loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Poca, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.