The Poca Dots will face off against the Summers County Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Poca will be strutting in after a win while Summers County will be coming in after a defeat.
Poca will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Ritchie County on Monday. The Dots walked away with an 11-8 victory over the Rebels.
Cooper Jones
| 04/21/26 vs Buffalo | 3 |
| 04/10/26 vs St. Marys | 3 |
| 03/31/26 @ Clay County | 3 |
| 03/19/26 vs Hannan | 3 |
| 03/21/26 @ Tyler | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
Cooper Jones made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Poca is 6-3 when he allows at most two walks, but 8-10 otherwise. Jones was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Jackson McClanahan and Nick Graley did most of the damage at the plate: McClanahan went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Graley got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and four runs. That's the most RBI McClanahan has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Nate Christian, who went 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Summers County's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They came up short against Independence, falling 20-8.
Colten Jones made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Snavely, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Poca is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-13 record this season. As for Summers County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
