After two games on the road, Fort Hill is heading back home. They will take on the Keyser Golden Tornado at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Fort Hill: 4, Keyser: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
While Fort Hill has not struggled against Northern recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Fort Hill came out on top against Northern by a score of 9-4.
Meanwhile, Keyser entered their tilt with Frankfort with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Falcons on Tuesday and snuck past 3-2.
Evan Jenkins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Keyser's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Liller, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Fort Hill's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-4. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for Keyser, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Fort Hill might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Keyser in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Fort Hill, Konner Bennett (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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