Baseball Recap: Poca Snags Eighth Win in Last Ten Games

Dots

Margin (Wins)

03/19/26 vs Hannan	16
04/11/26 vs Tolsia	15
05/05/26 vs Summers County	12
04/17/26 @ Tolsia	11
03/26/26 @ Braxton County	11

Poca's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They blew past the Ritchie County Rebels 15-5. The result was nothing new for the Dots, who have now won ten matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Jackson McClanahan and Nate Christian made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, McClanahan struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Christian tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for Poca: the team is 6-2 when he allows at most one hit, but 11-12 otherwise. At the plate, McClanahan went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Christian went 1-for-5 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

In other batting news, Poca got a massive performance out of Cooper Jones, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. The Dots are 6-1 when Jones posts two or more stolen bases, but 11-13 otherwise. Nick Graley was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs.

Poca has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-14 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Ritchie County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-28.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Poca will welcome Wayne at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Ritchie County, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Calhoun at 5:00 p.m. The Rebels are on a three-game streak of home losses, and the Red Devils a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck.