The West Union Dragons will head out on the road to challenge the Peebles Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
West Union can't be to happy about their upcoming road game against Peebles considering what happened when they opened their season on the road back in March. West Union fell victim to a rough 11-2 defeat at the hands of Clay.
Meanwhile, Peebles has not done well against Lynchburg-Clay recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Peebles sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 13-11 win over Lynchburg-Clay.
Gage Grooms was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Grooms was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Brandon Rayburn was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Stepp, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
West Union suffered a grim 19-1 defeat to Peebles when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can West Union avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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