In what's become a running theme this season, Huntington gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They came out on top against the Paint Valley Bearcats by a score of 7-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). That result was just more of the same for these two, as Huntington also won the last time the pair played on April 10th.
Huntington got a great performance from Andrew Oyer as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Oyer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brayden Elliott was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Leach, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Huntington's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Paint Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9-1.
Huntington will be playing in front of their home fans against Piketon at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Huntington is facing Piketon at the right time seeing as Piketon is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Paint Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Zane Trace at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Zane Trace's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Paint Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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