The George Washington Patriots will take on the Morgantown Mohigans at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (George Washington 3.6, Morgantown 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
George Washington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Ripley, who was ranked eighth at the time (George Washington was ranked third). The Patriots fell 7-4 to the Vikings on Monday.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last three times Morgantown and Wheeling Park have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Mohigans walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Patriots. The Mohigans have beaten the Patriots the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Patriots has come to flipping the script.
Maddox Boggs spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Weston Mazey, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Kai Henkins, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs.
Morgantown's win bumped their record up to 26-10. As for George Washington, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-9.
George Washington couldn't quite get it done against Morgantown when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 6-2. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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