Mason County is 7-0 against Pendleton County since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mason County Royals will look to defend their home field against the Pendleton County Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Mason County is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Bracken County just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Polar Bears.
Landon Scilley was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Scilley has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Scilley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Scilley wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Bisotti, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Pendleton County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Boone County by a score of 4-2.
Mason County's defeat dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Pendleton County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-17.
Mason County was able to grind out a solid victory over Pendleton County in their previous meeting back in March, winning 12-8. Does Mason County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pendleton County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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