Baseball Recap: Musselman Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Applemen

Margin (Wins)

04/24/25 @ Berkeley Springs	18
04/30/25 @ Moorefield	13
05/07/25 vs Moorefield	10
04/23/25 vs GVCS Broadfording	10
04/18/25 vs Greenbrier East	10

There's no place like home for Musselman, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Moorefield Yellow Jackets on Wednesday as they made off with a 13-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Applemen, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.

The team relied heavily on Austin Zacharias, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Will Polvinale was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Musselman has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-14 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Moorefield, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Musselman will challenge Washington on Monday. As for Moorefield, they will take on Elkins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.