The Mingo Central Miners will take on the Bluefield Beavers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Mingo Central will be strutting in after a victory while Bluefield will be coming in after a defeat.
Mingo Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by an 18-1 margin over Jenkins on Thursday. The Miners not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 10, 2024 (when they won 21-2).
Dylan Vance
| 04/17/25 vs Jenkins | 16 |
| 04/02/25 vs Man | 6 |
| 04/08/24 @ Sherman | 6 |
| 03/27/25 @ Sherman | 3 |
| 03/25/25 @ WestSide | 3 |
Dylan Vance was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 16 over five innings pitched. Those 16 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one triple. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Mingo Central let Keziah Joplin and Aaron Blankenship run wild. Joplin went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Blankenship went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Joplin a new career-high. Noah Newsome was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Mingo Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Bluefield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 11-1 to Graham.
The win made it two in a row for Mingo Central and bumps their season record up to 2-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Bluefield, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
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