Baseball Recap: Braxton County Comes Up Short

Braxton County extended their losing streak to five on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 3-13 in the process. They fell 14-11 to the Roane County Raiders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-2 on Saturday.

Matthew Miller

Runs

03/25/25 vs Poca	3
03/22/25 vs Pocahontas County	3
04/19/25 vs Roane County	2
04/10/25 @ Poca	2
04/14/25 vs Nicholas County	1
+ 5 more games

Matthew Miller put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Miller was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Braxton County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 0-12 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Braydon Fleming led a balanced group of hitters, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyler White, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI.

As for Roane County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games.

On Roane County's side, A THORNABAR looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.

At the plate, C KINDER was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was C CUMPSTON, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Braxton County is set to challenge their familiar foe Ritchie County at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Roane County will take on rival Poca at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.