Baseball Preview: Keyser Golden Tornado vs. Berkeley Springs Indians
The Keyser Golden Tornado will head out on the road to square off against the Berkeley Springs Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Keyser has 12 straight victories, Berkeley Springs has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Keyser is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Grafton (and have done all season long). Everything went Keyser's way against Grafton on Saturday as Keyser made off with a 10-1 win. With that victory, Keyser brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Evan Jenkins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 16 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Keyser got a massive performance out of Bubba Bean, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Shoemaker, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Berkeley Springs suffered a rough 16-3 defeat at the hands of Fairmont Senior on Saturday.
Keyser's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Berkeley Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
Keyser beat Berkeley Springs 4-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Keyser since the team 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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