Preview: Robert C. Byrd Eagles vs. East Fairmont Bees
The Robert C. Byrd Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the East Fairmont Bees at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Robert C. Byrd will be strutting in after a win while East Fairmont will be coming in after a defeat.
On Wednesday, everything went Robert C. Byrd's way against North Marion as Robert C. Byrd made off with an 11-3 victory. That's two games straight that Robert C. Byrd has won by exactly eight runs.
McKenzie Davis spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned (and three unearned) runs on three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ava Junkins, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Prieto, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for East Fairmont's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-0 walloping at the hands of Grafton on Wednesday. East Fairmont has not had much luck with Grafton recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
East Fairmont saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Snyder, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
The win made it two in a row for Robert C. Byrd and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for East Fairmont, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Robert C. Byrd's way against East Fairmont when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Robert C. Byrd made off with a 20-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Robert C. Byrd since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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