Baseball Preview: Tygarts Valley Bulldogs vs. South Harrison Hawks
The Tygarts Valley Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the South Harrison Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Tygarts Valley's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so South Harrison's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Tygarts Valley's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Doddridge County by a score of 4-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tygarts Valley.
Jaxon Drennen made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Drennen has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Drennen was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Wamsley, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but South Harrison had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Warriors. South Harrison might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Seth Gain's shutout, as he gave up just three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Corey Saltis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Layton Wageman, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Tygarts Valley's record is now 16-6-1. As for South Harrison, their record is now 21-11.
Tygarts Valley came up short against South Harrison in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Tygarts Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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