Pendleton County waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Tucker County Mountain Lions. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pendleton County also won the last time the pair played on April 9th.
Tucker County's batters probably weren't too happy with Baylee Beachler, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 16 Ks (she gave up three walks).
On the hitting side, Avery Townsend was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Pendleton County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Tucker County, they dropped their record down to 2-10 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Pendleton County will face off against East Hardy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pendleton County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so East Hardy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Tucker County, they will be playing at home against Elkins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Elkins is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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