Doddridge County is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Fairmont Senior is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bulldogs will host the Polar Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Doddridge County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Ritchie County on Tuesday as they made off with a 15-9 victory.
Meanwhile, Fairmont Senior made easy work of North Marion on Wednesday and carried off a 17-6 win. Considering the Polar Bears have won five matches by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Logan Canfield made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Canfield was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cam Peschl, who went 4-for-6 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brayden Gorby, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Doddridge County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Fairmont Senior, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
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