The Petersburg Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Pendleton County Wildcat at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Petersburg made easy work of Tygarts Valley and carried off a 12-3 victory.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Pendleton County gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They never let Pocahontas County onto the board and left with a 21-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pendleton County.
Allden Rexrode and Caleb Armentrout made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Rexrode pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Armentrout tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Rexrode scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Armentrout scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cameron Beachler was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Chase Owens was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and four RBI.
Petersburg's win bumped their record up to 7-14. As for Pendleton County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season.
Petersburg came up short against Pendleton County in their previous matchup back in April, falling 10-5. Can Petersburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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