Doddridge County is 1-7 against Tygarts Valley since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Doddridge County Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Tygarts Valley Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. Tygarts Valley took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Doddridge County, who comes in off a win.
Doddridge County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 10-7 win over Trinity Christian. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Doddridge County.
Phoenix Bonnell made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Bonnell has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bonnell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Colt Sutton was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Jacob Dehaven was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Tygarts Valley's offense. They lost 7-0 to South Harrison on Wednesday. The match marked the first time this year in which Tygarts Valley was not able to get on the board.
Tygarts Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Drennen, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Doddridge County pushed their record up to 13-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Tygarts Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Doddridge County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Tygarts Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Doddridge County came up short against Tygarts Valley when the teams last played on Tuesday, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Drennen, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Now that Doddridge County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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