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05/15/25 vs Petersburg | 3-1 |
05/12/25 vs Moorefield | 7-2 |
05/08/25 vs Lincoln | 1-0 |
South Harrison waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Petersburg Vikings, sneaking past 3-1. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 5-3 victory back in April.
Petersburg's batters probably weren't too happy with Layton Wageman, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (he gave up a single walk). Wageman has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Seth Gain was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Corey Saltis was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
South Harrison's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-13. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Petersburg, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 18-6 record.
Petersburg didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 14-0 victory against Braxton County on the 16th. Hopefully South Harrison paid attention to the Vikings' contest: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Vikings at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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