The Keyser Golden Tornado will square off against the Philip Barbour Colts at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Keyser has struggled recently with 11 defeats in a row, while Philip Barbour will arrive with nine straight victories.
East Fairmont hit Keyser with a five-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Golden Tornado fell 7-4 to the Bees.
Keyser saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mikey Mongold, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI. Cole Holland was another, earning two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Philip Barbour got themselves on the board against Tucker County on Thursday, but Tucker County never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over the Mountain Lions. The Colts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Cameron Bennett looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Gonzales, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Harris, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Philip Barbour always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tucker County only posted an OBP of .077.
Philip Barbour pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Keyser, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
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