Pendleton County waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Petersburg Vikings and snuck past 4-2. This was payback for Pendleton County, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Baylee Beachler made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Beachler was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jenna Smith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Pendleton County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Petersburg, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-5.
Pendleton County will be playing in front of their home fans against Tucker County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pendleton County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. As for Petersburg, they will head out on the road to challenge Keyser at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keyser will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Petersburg surely won't give up without a fight.
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