Buckhannon-Upshur is 1-9 against University since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers will head out on the road to square off against the University Hawks at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Buckhannon-Upshur took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Preston by a score of 12-7.
Jansen Kimble made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Kimble was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Buckhannon-Upshur got a massive performance out of Kailey Hart, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-5. Quinn Burnside was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, University stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard. They blew past Buckhannon-Upshur 12-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for University.
Buckhannon-Upshur's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-16. As for University, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Buckhannon-Upshur might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from University in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Can Buckhannon-Upshur avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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