Baseball Preview: Doddridge County Bulldogs vs. Grafton Bearcats
The Doddridge County Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Grafton Bearcats at 5:30 p.m. Doddridge County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.8 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Doddridge County had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Roane County.
Colt Sutton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Doddridge County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Grafton made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lewis County on Thursday. Grafton came out on top against Lewis County by a score of 10-7.
Doddridge County's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Grafton, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2.
Doddridge County couldn't quite finish off Grafton when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Doddridge County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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