The Hurricane Redskins will face off against the Morgantown Mohigans at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Hurricane is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Hedgesville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Redskins.
Meanwhile, Morgantown faced George Washington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Mohigans skirted past the Patriots 7-5. Seven seems to be a good number for the Mohigans as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Judd Messerly looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mason Bowers, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Morgantown is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hurricane, their victory bumped their record up to 27-7.
Hurricane skirted past Morgantown 7-6 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Redskins since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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