Martinsburg has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Jefferson Cougars at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Martinsburg's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Jefferson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Martinsburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Jefferson, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Martinsburg was ranked first). Martinsburg's pitchers stepped up to hand Jefferson a 1-0 shutout on Monday. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Martinsburg has scored all season.
For Jefferson's part, Cohen Rutherford was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
Martinsburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 32-2 record this season. As for Jefferson, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-12.
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