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| 04/19/25 - Home | 10-14 L |
| 03/22/25 - Home | 7-4 W |
| 05/02/24 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 04/03/23 - Away | 5-4 W |
| 05/02/22 - Away | 0-10 L |
| + 5 more games |
Grafton and Elkins are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Bearcats will take on the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grafton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Grafton is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Parkersburg.
Elkins couldn't beat Lewis County on Wednesday even though they stacked five runs on them in the sixth inning. The Tigers fell just short of the Minutemen by a score of 9-8. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by just one run.
Braden Cooper made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Dyer Barger, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Elkins and nudges their season record down to 3-14. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Grafton, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Grafton's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's match. The Bearcats have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Elkins, though, as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1.1 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Grafton continue to outrun the ball?
Grafton couldn't quite get it done against Elkins when the teams last played on Saturday as they fell 14-10. Can the Bearcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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