The Paw Paw Pirates will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Tucker County Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Paw Paw lost 13-5 to Pendleton County on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for Paw Paw in their matchups with Pendleton County: they've now lost eight in a row.
Paw Paw saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Gilberto, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of RJ Ryan, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Tucker County fell victim to East Hardy and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 14-0 to the Cougars. The match marked the first time this season in which Tucker County was not able to get on the board.
Paw Paw's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Tucker County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14-1.
Paw Paw suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Tucker County in their previous matchup back in May of 2019. Can Paw Paw avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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