The Nitro Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the South Charleston Black Eagles at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Nitro will be strutting in after a victory while South Charleston will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Nitro turned things around against Chapmanville Regional on Monday. They blew past the Tigers 8-0. The Wildcats not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 2nd (when they won 11-1).
Meanwhile, South Charleston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Parkersburg. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
South Charleston saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayden Hackman, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Nitro picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 3-12. As for South Charleston, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Nitro couldn't quite finish off South Charleston in their previous meeting back in March and fell 3-1. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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