Paden City is on a six-game streak of home losses, Wirt County a ten-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Paden City Wildcats will take on the Wirt County Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Paden City suffered a rough 21-5 loss at the hands of Beallsville. That's two games in a row now that Paden City has lost by exactly 16 runs.
Meanwhile, Wirt County scored the most runs they've had all season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 15-10 to Ravenswood. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Katie Duskey and Kaylee Copeland did some serious damage despite the final result: Duskey got on base in four of her five plate appearances with five RBI, a triple, and a stolen base, while Copeland scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylee Ross, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Wirt County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Paden City's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Wirt County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Paden City took their win against Wirt County in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-4. Will Paden City repeat their success, or does Wirt County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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