The Parkersburg South Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Point Pleasant Big Blacks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Parkersburg South has six straight victories, Point Pleasant has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Parkersburg South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Hurricane, who was ranked first at the time (Parkersburg South was ranked eighth). The Patriots came out on top against the Redskins by a score of 5-0 on Saturday. Surprisingly, this marked the Patriots' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Anniston Shelton
| 04/19/25 @ Hurricane | 19 |
| 04/17/25 vs John Marshall | 15 |
| 04/15/25 vs Wheeling Park | 16 |
| 04/07/25 @ Wheeling Park | 19 |
| 04/03/25 @ East Carter | 18 |
| + 6 more games |
Not much got past Anniston Shelton, who gave up just two hits and racked up 19 Ks to keep Hurricane off the board. Shelton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Parkersburg South saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Connley, who went 1-for-4 with one home run. Another was Jaiden Vargas, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Point Pleasant's offense. They came up short against Cabell Midland on Saturday, falling 14-0.
Parkersburg South's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Point Pleasant, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Parkersburg South was able to grind out a solid victory over Point Pleasant in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, winning 13-8. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Big Blacks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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