The Berkeley Springs Indians will take on the Heritage Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Berkeley Springs will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Berkeley Springs took an eight-run loss the last time they faced off against Pendleton County, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Indians won by a run and slipped past the Wildcat 13-12. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Indians as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Conner Maconaughey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Maconaughey was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Kyle Moore
| 04/27/26 @ Pendleton County | 4 |
| 04/16/26 @ Grace Academy | 3 |
| 03/25/26 vs Mountain Ridge | 3 |
| 05/06/25 @ Moorefield | 3 |
| 04/17/26 vs Hampshire | 2 |
In other batting news, Caiden Groves and Kyle Moore did most of the damage at the plate: Groves went 2-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and one double, while Moore went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those four hits gave Moore a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Shawn Mccumbee, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Heritage Academy won against Grace Academy on Friday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Eagles blew past Shalom Christian Academy 12-3. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Heritage Academy let Jonah Croteau and Caleb Wise run wild. Croteau went 3-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and one double, while Wise went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Wise is becoming a predictor of Heritage Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Max Byrd, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Heritage Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive matchups.
Berkeley Springs' win bumped their record up to 6-18. As for Heritage Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
