Parkersburg South and John Marshall are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Patriots will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Monarchs at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Parkersburg South has four straight victories, John Marshall has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Parkersburg South proved they can win big on Friday (they won by eight) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let Wheeling Park get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Parkersburg South has posted since March 29th.
Anniston Shelton
| 04/15/25 vs Wheeling Park | 16 |
| 04/07/25 @ Wheeling Park | 19 |
| 04/03/25 @ East Carter | 18 |
| 04/02/25 @ Bullitt East | 16 |
| 04/01/25 @ Male | 15 |
| + 4 more games |
Not much got past Anniston Shelton, who gave up just three hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Wheeling Park off the board. Shelton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Parkersburg South's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brooklin Whitehead, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, John Marshall came up short against Wheeling Park on Wednesday, falling 9-2.
Parkersburg South's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for John Marshall, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Parkersburg South couldn't quite get it done against John Marshall in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 as they fell 7-4. Will the Patriots have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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