The Philip Barbour Colts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lewis County Minutemen at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Philip Barbour unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak in their second game on Saturday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pendleton County.
Avery McDaniel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Payton Holbert made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Lewis County fell victim to a rough 17-1 defeat at the hands of Philip Barbour in their second game on Saturday.
Lewis County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Faith Heater, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Philip Barbour fell to 9-1. As for Lewis County, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Philip Barbour hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lewis County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Philip Barbour's way against Lewis County in their previous meeting in their first game on Saturday as Philip Barbour made off with a 17-1 victory. Does Philip Barbour have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lewis County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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