The Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers will head out on the road to face off against the Philip Barbour Colts at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Buckhannon-Upshur can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Robert C. Byrd with a sharp 10-0 win. Ten seems to be a good number for Buckhannon-Upshur as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Philip Barbour, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Parkersburg on Saturday and snuck past 4-2.
Grant Harris spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Philip Barbour's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Gray, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The victory made it two in a row for Buckhannon-Upshur and bumps their season record up to 10-12. As for Philip Barbour, they pushed their record up to 12-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Buckhannon-Upshur came out on top in a nail-biter against Philip Barbour in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 9-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buckhannon-Upshur 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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