Greater Beckley Christian barely beat Pocahontas County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Crusaders put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 14-5 victory on Thursday. The game marked the Crusaders' most dominant win of the season.
Leah Adkins made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with one home run, seven RBI, and two runs. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aislinn Pelfrey, who went 4-for-5 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high. Charity Cochran also deserves some recognition as she scored her first runs of the season.
Greater Beckley Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pocahontas County only posted an OBP of .357.
Greater Beckley Christian's record is now 6-7. As for Pocahontas County, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Greater Beckley Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pocahontas County, they will head out to face off against Bath County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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