Roane County is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Lewis County is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Roane County Raiders will take on the Lewis County Minutemen at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Roane County: 1, Lewis County: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Roane County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: St. Marys, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Roane County was ranked 22nd). Roane County fell 4-0 to St. Marys on Friday. Roane County has struggled against St. Marys recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Lewis County gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Elkins.
Macey Franklin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Franklin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Courtney Boggs was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Mackenzie Gregory was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Roane County's loss dropped their record down to 19-2. As for Lewis County, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Everything went Roane County's way against Lewis County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Roane County made off with a 9-1 victory. Does Roane County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lewis County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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