The Summers County Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Independence Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Summers County will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Greater Beckley Christian, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Summers County never let Greater Beckley Christian onto the board and left with a 16-0 win on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for Summers County who now have four in a row.
Jake Boone and Colton Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Boone pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Jones pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Boone has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Boone scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Jones went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Ben Lane was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady Allen, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Independence waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Panthers 11-1.
Summers County is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Independence, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Summers County came out on top in a nail-biter against Independence in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Summers County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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