Roane County took care of business in their home opener on Thursday (barely). They skirted past the Doddridge County Bulldogs 5-4. For Roane County, this counts as revenge for the 14-3 loss Doddridge County walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
For Doddridge County's part, Colt Sutton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Doddridge County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Doddridge County and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Roane County will challenge Charleston Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Doddridge County, they are on the road again on Friday to play Grafton at 5:30 p.m. Doddridge County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.8 runs per game this season.
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