Tucker County lost against Pendleton County on April 9th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Tucker County Mountain Lions fell 6-1 to the Pendleton County Wildcat. Tucker County has not had much luck with Pendleton County recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Pendleton County's part, Baylee Beachler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on zero hits and racked up 16 Ks.
On the hitting side, Avery Townsend was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Tucker County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Pendleton County, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-3.
Tucker County will be playing in front of their home fans against Elkins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Elkins is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Pendleton County, they will head out on the road to square off against East Hardy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for East Hardy: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Pendleton County has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
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