The Berkeley Springs Indians will challenge the Grace Academy Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Berkeley Springs fell victim to Keyser and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Tornado.
Meanwhile, Grace Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Blazers with a sharp 12-2 win.
Connor Earley and Jaeden Peterson were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Earley pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Meanwhile, Peterson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Grace Academy is 5-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-4 otherwise. At bat, Earley went 1-for-3 with one run and one double, while Peterson went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most runs Peterson has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Austin Sweeney was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Michael Berry, who earned two runs and two stolen bases.
The victory got Grace Academy back to even at 6-6. As for Berkeley Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 3-26.
Berkeley Springs might still be hurting after the 13-6 defeat they got from Grace Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will the Indians have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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