Jefferson is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Martinsburg is on a 11-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Jefferson Cougars will take on the Martinsburg Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Jefferson: 3.9, Martinsburg: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Jefferson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Martinsburg, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Jefferson was ranked tenth). Jefferson fell just short of Martinsburg by a score of 1-0 on Monday. Jefferson has struggled against Martinsburg recently, as their game on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Cohen Rutherford was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
Jefferson's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-12. As for Martinsburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 32-2 record this season.
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