East Hardy has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Pendleton County Wildcat at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Hardy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matches -- so hopefully Pendleton County likes a good challenge.
East Hardy stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Tucker County with a sharp 13-1 victory.
NOAH SAGER and MASON HAMILTON made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, SAGER struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, HAMILTON tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, SAGER went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double, while HAMILTON scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. HAMILTON has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played.
In other batting news, GARRETT VANMETER was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. NATE SMITH was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pendleton County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-5 to Elkins, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Dusty Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Dillon Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
East Hardy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Pendleton County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Everything went East Hardy's way against Pendleton County in their previous meeting on Friday as East Hardy made off with a 16-5 win. Will East Hardy repeat their success, or does Pendleton County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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