Buckhannon-Upshur is 0-10 against University since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers will head out on the road to challenge the University Hawks at 5:00 p.m.
Buckhannon-Upshur is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Philip Barbour on Wednesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Colts.
Meanwhile, University faced Lewis County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. University narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Lewis County 6-5. The win was familiar territory for University who now have three in a row.
University got a great performance from James Bryner as he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Bryner has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, University saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wenkai Campbell, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Campbell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brodee Latocha, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Buckhannon-Upshur's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for University, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-13 record this season.
Buckhannon-Upshur might still be hurting after the 23-6 defeat they got from University when the teams last played last Tuesday. Can Buckhannon-Upshur avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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