The Moorefield Yellow Jackets will head out to square off against the Pendleton County Wildcat at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Moorefield will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Philip Barbour on Saturday. Moorefield's pitchers stepped up to hand Philip Barbour a 10-0 shutout. The Yellow Jackets not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since March 19, 2024.
Meanwhile, Pendleton County entered their tilt with Pocahontas County on Monday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They were the clear victors by a 16-1 margin over the Warriors. Considering the Wildcat have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Avery Townsend, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Smith, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one triple.
Pendleton County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher in six consecutive matchups.
Pendleton County's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for Moorefield, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Moorefield came out on top in a nail-biter against Pendleton County in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 8-6. Does Moorefield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pendleton County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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