Huntington had lost five games straight , but after bumping their record up to 10-17 on Wednesday that streak is in the rearview. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Parkersburg South Patriots a 1-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Highlanders have posted since April 5th.
As for Parkersburg South, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-12. The match marked the first time this year in which they were not able to get on the board.
For Parkersburg South's part, Parker Vannoy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits Vannoy has allowed since back in April.
On the hitting side, Parkersburg South saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Easton Walker, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Huntington will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Patriots: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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