James Monroe has gone a perfect 10-0 against Summers County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Mavericks will welcome the Bobcats at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Summers County will take on a team with plenty of momentum: James Monroe extended their winning streak to five on Monday. The Mavericks were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over Summit Christian Academy. With that win, the Mavericks brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Cameron Crislip
| 05/05/25 vs Summit Christian Academy | 3 |
| 04/16/25 vs Princeton | 2 |
| 03/26/25 @ Bluefield | 2 |
| 03/22/25 @ Summers County | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs PikeView | 2 |
Cameron Crislip was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run, three stolen bases, and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Brycen Parker was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Meanwhile, Summers County made easy work of Liberty on Monday and carried off an 11-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.
Colten Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Summers County is 5-2 when Jones allows two or fewer earned runs, but 6-15-1 otherwise. Jones was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Summers County let Ryan Oliveros and Robey Brown run wild. Oliveros went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one run, while Brown got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base. Brown has become a key player for Summers County: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-16-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Snavely, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Summers County's win bumped their record up to 11-17-1. As for James Monroe, their victory bumped their record up to 15-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. James Monroe has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Summers County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went James Monroe's way against Summers County in their previous meeting back in March, as James Monroe made off with a 10-0 win. Will the Mavericks repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
