Gilmer County typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Buckhannon-Upshur proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Gilmer County Titans. That's two games straight that Buckhannon-Upshur has won by exactly five runs.
The team relied heavily on Alyssa Abel, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a triple.
On Gilmer County's side, Summer Bourn made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaydee Martin, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
The win (which was Buckhannon-Upshur's third in a row) raised their record to 7-10. As for Gilmer County, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6.
Buckhannon-Upshur will take on Elkins at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Buckhannon-Upshur is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Gilmer County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Calhoun at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Gilmer County is facing Calhoun at the right time seeing as Calhoun is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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