The Cabell Midland Knights will face off against the Parkersburg Big Reds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cabell Midland's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Blazer with a sharp 10-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Tomcats: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Parkersburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Marietta on Tuesday, taking the game 9-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Big Reds.
Cooper Cancade was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Parker Woods, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Logan Fling, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Parkersburg kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 8.8.
Parkersburg's win bumped their record up to 2-8. As for Cabell Midland, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Everything went Cabell Midland's way against Parkersburg when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Cabell Midland made off with a 12-1 win. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Big Reds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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