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| 04/22/24 - Home | 19-4 W |
| 04/15/24 - Away | 17-2 W |
| 04/19/23 - Home | 16-1 W |
| 03/28/23 - Away | 22-6 W |
| 04/23/19 - Home | 17-9 W |
| + 5 more games |
Pendleton County has gone a perfect 10-0 against Tygarts Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wildcat will welcome the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pendleton County has nine straight wins, Tygarts Valley has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pendleton County will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Petersburg, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Wildcat blew past the Vikings 9-1 on Thursday. The Wildcat might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Baylee Beachler made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lizzie Alt, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. Another player making a difference was Jenna Smith, who scored three runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Tygarts Valley's offense. They came up short against Trinity Christian on Wednesday, falling 22-0.
Tygarts Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kailen Yokum, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
Pendleton County pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Tygarts Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Pendleton County took their victory against Tygarts Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 19-4 score. Do the Wildcat have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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