The Nitro Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Capital Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Nitro's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Capital's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Nitro is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: South Charleston, who was ranked 12th at the time (Nitro was ranked seventh). The Wildcats blew past the Black Eagles 8-1 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Capital was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 5-1 to Herbert Hoover.
Nitro's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-1-1. As for Capital, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Nitro suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Capital in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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