The Philip Barbour Colts will challenge the Moorefield Yellow Jackets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Philip Barbour has seven straight victories, Moorefield has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Philip Barbour is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: South Harrison, who was ranked 13th at the time (Philip Barbour was ranked third). The Colts had just enough and edged out the Hawks 3-2. Those three runs were actually the fewest the Colts have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Landyn Carpenter
| 04/02/25 vs South Harrison | 8 |
| 03/27/25 vs Lewis County | 6 |
| 03/24/25 vs Buckhannon-Upshur | 3 |
| 05/22/24 @ Hoover | 0 |
| 04/18/24 vs Lincoln | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Landyn Carpenter was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Kent Rowan was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. Kale Wolfe was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Moorefield lost 11-1 to Strasburg on Thursday.
Philip Barbour pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Moorefield, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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