Baseball Recap: Poca Comes Up Short

After flying high against Webster County last Thursday, Poca came back down to earth. The Dots lost 16-6 to the Capital Cougars on Tuesday. The Dots have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Poca saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Bonnett, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one double. T.J. Hawley was another, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.

Poca's loss dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Capital, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-14 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Poca will face off against St. Joseph Central at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Capital, they will challenge Chapmanville Regional at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something the Cougars will no doubt try to take advantage of.