The Huntington Highlanders will venture away from home to square off against the Parkersburg South Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Huntington has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight losses, while Parkersburg South will come in with four straight wins.
On Friday, Huntington came up short against Winfield and fell 5-1.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Parkersburg South sidestepped Warren for a 4-2 victory.
Parkersburg South's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-11. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Huntington, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.
Huntington came out on top in a nail-biter against Parkersburg South when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Highlanders since the team 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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