Softball Game Recap: Wheeling Park Patriots vs. Parkersburg South Patriots

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2024, 8:05pm

Softball Recap: Wheeling Park Patriots vs. Parkersburg South Patriots

Wheeling Park won the last time they faced Parkersburg South, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Wheeling Park Patriots won by a run and slipped past the Parkersburg South Patriots 7-6. That's two games straight that Wheeling Park has won by just one run.

Abbie Harmon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Harmon has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Harmon was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

Harmon wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bryn Ernest, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

The win made it two in a row for Wheeling Park and bumps their season record up to 8-12. As for Parkersburg South, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.

Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Brooke the next time they take the field. Wheeling Park will head out to face Brooke at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Parkersburg South will head out to face them at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

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