The Lewis County Minutemen will head out on the road to take on the Philip Barbour Colts at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lewis County has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Philip Barbour will arrive with three straight victories.
Lewis County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They lost 14-2 to Robert C. Byrd on Tuesday. Minutemen fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Eagles since on Tuesday.
Lewis County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryder Aman, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI Aman has posted since back in April of 2024. Joel Good also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Philip Barbour made easy work of Ritchie County on Wednesday and carried off a 13-3 win.
Tyler Sisson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Sisson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Nick Gonzales was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Kale Wolfe was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Philip Barbour always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ritchie County only posted an OBP of .357.
Philip Barbour's record is now 3-0. As for Lewis County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Lewis County skirted past Philip Barbour 4-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Does Lewis County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Philip Barbour turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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