Baseball Recap: South Charleston Takes a Loss

South Charleston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 7-3 to the Lincoln County Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-5 back in March.

Braxton Burke

Stolen Base

04/11/25 vs Lincoln County	2
03/31/25 @ Capital	2
03/26/25 @ Nitro	2

Braxton Burke made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of South Charleston's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 3-7 when he doesn't). Avery Graley was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.

South Charleston's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Lincoln County, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Charleston will venture away from home to take on Roane County at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lincoln County, they will head out to face off against Riverside at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.