Baseball Preview: Doddridge County Bulldogs vs. Lincoln Cougars
The Doddridge County Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Lincoln Cougars at 5:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Doddridge County is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Roane County (and have done all season long). Everything went Doddridge County's way against Roane County on Tuesday as Doddridge County made off with an 8-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Doddridge County.
Colt Sutton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Sutton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Luke Rokisky was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Josh Dehaven was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Lincoln scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 23-4 margin over Robert C. Byrd. With that win, Lincoln brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
Dillon Shaw was incredible, firing off two home runs and nine RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Colton Edwards, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Doddridge County pushed their record up to 6-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Lincoln, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-12.
Doddridge County was able to grind out a solid victory over Lincoln in their previous meeting back in March, winning 11-6. Does Doddridge County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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