The Cabell Midland Knights will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Boyd County Lions at 6:00 p.m. Cabell Midland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
Cabell Midland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Lincoln County, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Cabell Midland was ranked second). Cabell Midland took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lincoln County on Thursday. It was the first time this season that Cabell Midland let down their fans at home.
Cabell Midland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Bell, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Quinn Ballengee, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Cabell Midland hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln County struck out eight times.
Meanwhile, Boyd County beat Russell 4-1 on Tuesday.
Cabell Midland's defeat ended a 22-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 24-5. As for Boyd County, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-14 record this season.
Everything went Cabell Midland's way against Boyd County in their previous matchup back in April of 2018 as Cabell Midland made off with a 16-8 victory. Does Cabell Midland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Boyd County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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