Baseball Preview: Musselman Applemen vs. Moorefield Yellow Jackets
The Musselman Applemen will head out on the road to take on the Moorefield Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Musselman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Washington, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Musselman was ranked 24th). Musselman came out on top against Washington by a score of 4-1 on Monday. The win was nothing new for Musselman as they're now sitting on three straight.
The team relied heavily on Kyle Lore, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Moorefield ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They walked away with a 13-10 victory over Pendleton County. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Moorefield considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Musselman has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season. As for Moorefield, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-11.
Musselman skirted past Moorefield 6-5 in their previous meeting on April 10th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Musselman 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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