The Braxton County Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Roane County Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Braxton County didn't have quite enough to beat Philip Barbour and fell 8-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Colts: they've now lost three in a row.
Braeden Godfrey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Lowther, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Roane County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Calhoun on Tuesday by a score of 4-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Roane County's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was C KINDER, who went 2-for-4 with one run. C CASTO also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Roane County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Braxton County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Braxton County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Roane County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Braxton County couldn't quite get it done against Roane County in their previous meeting two weeks ago as they fell 14-11. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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