Baseball Preview: Tygarts Valley Bulldogs vs. Tucker County Mountain Lions
Tygarts Valley is 10-0 against Tucker County since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Tygarts Valley Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Tucker County Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Tygarts Valley's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Tucker County has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Tygarts Valley is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Pendleton County (and have done all season long). Tygarts Valley put the hurt on Pendleton County with a sharp 11-1 victory on Wednesday. Tygarts Valley had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year.
Jaxon Drennen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Drennen has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Drennen was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adam Woods, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kendall Armstrong, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tucker County fell victim to a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Southern on Wednesday.
Tygarts Valley's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Tucker County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Tygarts Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Tucker County when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Does Tygarts Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tucker County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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