Baseball Recap: Pikeview Wins Going Away Against Bluefield

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

03/18/26 vs Summers County	16
04/16/26 @ Bluefield	15
04/04/26 @ Spring Valley	12
04/14/26 vs Graham	10
03/21/26 @ Summers County	10

PikeView got themselves on the board against Bluefield on Thursday, but Bluefield never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Beavers with a sharp 15-0 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.

Jackson Bowles was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Bowles was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Braden Huggins was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Landon Wyatt, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

The victory made it two in a row for PikeView and bumps their season record up to 16-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Bluefield, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. PikeView will venture away from home to face off against Princeton at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Bluefield, they will head out to take on Summers County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.