The Oak Hill Red Devils will head out on the road to take on the Greenbrier West Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oak Hill will head into Monday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 11-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Woodrow Wilson on Monday. Oak Hill's pitchers stepped up to hand Woodrow Wilson a 2-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Greenbrier West sidestepped Summers County for a 3-2 win.
Hayden Ridgeway spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Greenbrier West's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Braydon McClung, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. McClung is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
The win got Oak Hill back to even at 7-7. As for Greenbrier West, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season.
Oak Hill couldn't quite finish off Greenbrier West in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 9-7. Can Oak Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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