For the second straight game, Parkersburg South will face off against Huntington. The Patriots will be playing at home against the Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Parkersburg South is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Parkersburg South fell victim to Huntington and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 1-0. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Highlanders recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Parker Vannoy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April.
At the plate, Parkersburg South saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Easton Walker, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
The win snapped Huntington's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 10-17 record. As for Parkersburg South, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-12.
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