On Saturday, the Pendleton County Wildcat fell victim to a rough 12-1 defeat at the hands of the Fairmont Senior Polar Bears. Pendleton County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pendleton County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Vincell, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On Fairmont Senior's side, Logan Canfield made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Canfield was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cam Peschl, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Hayden Jones was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Pendleton County's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Fairmont Senior, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Pendleton County will head out on the road to take on Berkeley Springs at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Pendleton County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Fairmont Senior, they will be playing at home against Parkersburg South at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fairmont Senior's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Parkersburg South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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