Baseball Recap: Pendleton County Wildcat vs. Paw Paw Pirates
Pendleton County won the last time they faced Paw Paw, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Pendleton County Wildcat's way against the Paw Paw Pirates as the Pendleton County Wildcat made off with a 16-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pendleton County.
Spencer Hartman and Chase Owens made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hartman tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Owens pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Hartman scored a run while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances, while Owens scored a run.
In other batting news, James Vincell was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Allden Rexrode, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Paw Paw's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Crabtree, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Pendleton County now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Paw Paw, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Pendleton County has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Moorefield at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Pendleton County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Paw Paw, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Turkeyfoot Valley Area at 4:30 p.m.
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