Frontier won the last time they faced Belpre and things went their way on Thursday too. The Cougars blew past the Golden Eagles 11-1. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly ten runs.
Brayden Powers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had over his last three contests. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Frontier: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-9 otherwise.
Hunter Ruble
| 05/07/26 vs Belpre | 3 |
| 04/22/26 @ Belpre | 2 |
| 05/06/26 vs Federal Hocking | 1 |
| 04/18/26 @ Cameron | 1 |
| 04/09/26 @ Bridgeport | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hunter Ruble, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Rinard, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Frontier always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Belpre only posted an OBP of .348.
The win made it two in a row for Frontier and bumps their season record up to 9-10. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Belpre, they dropped their record down to 2-15 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Frontier will face off against Caldwell at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Redskins' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Cougars' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Belpre, they will head out on the road to challenge Alexander at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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