The Jefferson Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Wheeling Park Patriots at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Jefferson's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Wheeling Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Jefferson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Bridgeport, who was ranked fifth at the time (Jefferson was ranked second). The Cougars came out on top against the Indians by a score of 9-6 on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on three straight.
The team relied heavily on Braedon Oviedo, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Healey, who went 1-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Park came up short against Bridgeport on Friday and fell 7-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Indians: they've now lost four in a row.
Jefferson's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Wheeling Park, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
Jefferson was able to grind out a solid victory over Wheeling Park in their previous meeting back in June of 2016, winning 5-0. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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