The Pendleton County Wildcat are on the road again on Thursday to play the East Hardy Cougars at 6:00 p.m.
Pendleton County might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-5 to Elkins, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Dusty Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Dillon Smith was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, East Hardy gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Tucker County 13-1. The victory was familiar territory for East Hardy who now have three in a row.
NOAH SAGER and MASON HAMILTON made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, SAGER struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, HAMILTON pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, SAGER went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double, while HAMILTON scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. HAMILTON has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played.
In other batting news, East Hardy got a massive performance out of GARRETT VANMETER, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of NATE SMITH, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Pendleton County has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season. As for East Hardy, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5.
Pendleton County suffered a grim 16-5 defeat to East Hardy in their previous matchup on Friday. Can Pendleton County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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