St. Albans put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Parkersburg Big Reds with a sharp 12-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for St. Albans considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Bryce Eggleton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Eggleton has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Eggleton was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brayden Smith was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Will Curry, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Parkersburg's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Cancade, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
St. Albans has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Parkersburg, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season.
St. Albans will head out on the road to square off against Ripley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Albans is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Parkersburg, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Warren at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Warren's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Parkersburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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