The Chapmanville Regional Tigers will challenge the Tug Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chapmanville Regional is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Chapmanville Regional lost 11-1 to Winfield on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Tigers have suffered against the Generals since May 4, 2021.
Meanwhile, Tug Valley came up short against East Ridge on Tuesday and fell 4-1. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.
Austin Smith put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Tug Valley's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 5-2 (and 4-9 when he doesn't). Smith was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Brumfield, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Chapmanville Regional's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Tug Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Everything went Chapmanville Regional's way against Tug Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, as Chapmanville Regional made off with a 7-1 win. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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