Baseball Recap: Pendleton County Wildcats vs. Williamstown Demons
Pendleton County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against the Williamstown Demons as the Pendleton County Wildcats made off with a 17-6 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Pendleton County considering their one-run performance the game before.
Cole Harlow made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Harlow was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Aaron Kirsch and Nick Arkenau did most of the damage at the plate: Kirsch scored three runs while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances, while Arkenau scored two runs while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Patrick Patton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
On Williamstown's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Linder, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Pendleton County's win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-11. As for Williamstown, they dropped their record down to 3-11 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Pendleton County will head out on the road to challenge Fleming County at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Williamstown, they will square off against Covington Latin at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Covington Latin will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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