The Hurricane Redskins will take on the Oak Hill Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Hurricane is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Ripley, who was ranked 14th at the time (Hurricane was ranked eighth). The Redskins fell 4-1 to the Vikings on Thursday. Redskins fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Vikings since Thursday.
Oak Hill hadn't beaten Riverside on the road since March 21, 2024 but that history sure didn't bother them on Monday. The Red Devils came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 6-2.
Beau Elswick spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Owen Grose was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Sizemore, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Oak Hill's win ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-23. As for Hurricane, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-8.
Everything went Hurricane's way against Oak Hill when the teams last played back in April of 2022, as Hurricane made off with a 10-0 victory. Do the Redskins have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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