Lewis County and Buckhannon-Upshur are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Lewis County Minutemen will head out on the road to square off against the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lewis County is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Lewis County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against Clay-Battelle as Lewis County made off with a 13-0 win. While fans of Lewis County might be used to big wins, the 13-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Brayden Carder made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Carder was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Lewis County got a massive performance out of Joel Good, who went 3-for-3 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI. Joey Aman was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Buckhannon-Upshur's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell victim to a tough 9-1 defeat at the hands of East Fairmont. Buckhannon-Upshur has not had much luck with East Fairmont recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Lewis County pushed their record up to 13-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Buckhannon-Upshur, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-9.
Lewis County took their win against Buckhannon-Upshur in their previous matchup last Thursday by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lewis County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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