The Athens Bulldogs will square off against the Parkersburg Big Reds at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Athens' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Parkersburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Athens' offense. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (8-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Their loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Parkersburg hadn't done well against St. Albans recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Big Reds won by a run and slipped past the Red Dragons 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Big Reds.
Parkersburg's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Cancade, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Another was Josh Knicely, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
The victory got Parkersburg back to even at 12-12. As for Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-3.
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