On Saturday, Cabell Midland faced Spring Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cabell Midland Knights walked away with a 5-2 win over the Spring Valley Timberwolves. The victory was nothing new for Cabell Midland as they're now sitting on five straight.
Jared Nethercutt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aiden McCormill, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Johnson, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
On Spring Valley's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Spencer, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Garrett Wagoner was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Cabell Midland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. As for Spring Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 22-10.
Cabell Midland will stay at home for another game and welcome Ripley at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ripley: 3.2, Cabell Midland: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Spring Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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