The Pendleton County Wildcats will square off against the Rowan County Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Campbell County hit Pendleton County with a six-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats came up short against the Camels, falling 12-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Camels: they've now lost six in a row.
Pendleton County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Miles, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Rowan County came up short against East Jessamine on Friday and fell 5-1.
Sawyer Rodgers was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits.
At the plate, Aaron Pennington was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run. Rowan County is 6-1 when Pennington posts two or more stolen bases, but 9-14 otherwise.
Pendleton County's loss dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Rowan County, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-15.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Pendleton County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Rowan County struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 2.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Pendleton County suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Rowan County when the teams last played back in March of 2018. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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