Big Blacks
| 04/17/25 vs Fort Frye | 2-4 |
| 04/16/25 @ Sissonville | 7-6 |
| 04/08/25 @ George Washington | 11-8 |
| 04/07/25 @ Fort Frye | 9-8 |
| 04/02/25 @ Wayne | 10-6 |
After a string of five wins, Point Pleasant's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Fort Frye Cadets by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Big Blacks have suffered since April 24, 2024.
Rylann Macknight was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Point Pleasant saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josie Shobe, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one run. That triple was Shobe's first of the season.
Point Pleasant's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-6. As for Fort Frye, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-5.
Coming up, Point Pleasant will square off against Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Fort Frye, they will challenge River at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pilots have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something the Cadets will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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