Baseball Recap: Tygarts Valley's Win on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tygarts Valley). Everything went their way against the Greater Beckley Christian Crusaders on Saturday as they made off with an 18-10 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Bulldogs, who have now won three matchups in a row.

Adam Woods

Runs (Career)

03/29/25 @ Greater Beckley Christian	3
03/27/25 @ Webster County	2
03/21/25 @ Clay-Battelle	2
05/11/24 vs Doddridge County	2
04/25/24 @ Pocahontas County	2

Adam Woods made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Woods was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Tygarts Valley let Jaxon Drennen and Kaden Moore run wild. Drennen scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances, while Moore went 4-for-6 with four runs, five RBI, and one stolen base. What's more, Drennen posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Austin Teter also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Tygarts Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .585. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greater Beckley Christian only posted an OBP of .389.

Tygarts Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs over those games. As for Greater Beckley Christian, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Tygarts Valley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 4-3 defeat against Shady Spring on the 29th. As for Greater Beckley Christian, they have also already played their next contest, a 7-2 win against Montcalm on the 31st.