Baseball Preview: Summers County Bobcats vs. Greenbrier West Cavaliers
The Summers County Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Greenbrier West Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Summers County has five straight wins, Greenbrier West has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Summers County stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They never let Midland Trail onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory.
Colton Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Jones has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Oliveros, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Matthew Cox, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Greenbrier West suffered a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Tarpon Springs on Thursday.
Summers County's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Greenbrier West, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Summers County might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from Greenbrier West in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Summers County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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