Baseball Recap: Tygarts Valley Takes a Loss

Fans were treated to a battle of the Bulldogs on Tuesday. Tygarts Valley took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Doddridge County. If Tygarts Valley was looking for revenge after losing 6-4 to Doddridge County when the teams met back in May of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Kaden Moore put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Moore was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

Adam Woods

Runs

04/15/25 @ Doddridge County	3
03/29/25 @ Greater Beckley Christian	3
04/09/25 vs Pocahontas County	2
03/27/25 @ Webster County	2
03/21/25 @ Clay-Battelle	2
+ 2 more games

In other batting news, Jaxon Drennen and Adam Woods stepped up to the plate in a big way. Drennen scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Woods scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Woods is becoming a predictor of Tygarts Valley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Austin Teter, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.

This is the second loss in a row for Tygarts Valley and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Doddridge County, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tygarts Valley will venture away from home to square off against Tucker County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Doddridge County, they will head out to challenge Tyler at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.