Baseball Preview: Sissonville Indians vs. Lincoln County Panthers
The Sissonville Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Lincoln County Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sissonville is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Sissonville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They never let Point Pleasant onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. Sissonville's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Eli Simonton was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Simonton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Simonton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tristen Portz, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lincoln County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against South Charleston on Friday and snuck past 2-0.
Not much got past Bralin Peters, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep South Charleston off the board.
On the hitting side, Lincoln County's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Noah Duncan, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Sissonville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. As for Lincoln County, their record is now 2-18-2.
Lincoln County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Sissonville hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .329. It's a different story for Lincoln County, though, as they've only averaged .239. Will they be able to contain Sissonville's hitters?
Sissonville came up short against Lincoln County in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, falling 10-5. Can Sissonville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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