Sissonville gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Lincoln County Panthers as the Sissonville Indians made off with a 14-2 victory. This was payback for the Indians, who suffered a 10-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Eli Simonton and Isiah Hicks made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Simonton struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Hicks pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024. At bat, Simonton scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Hicks scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Noah Harless and Barrett Van Camp did most of the damage at the plate: Harless scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Van Camp scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Balog, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Indians
| 03/20/25 vs Lincoln County | 55.6% |
| 05/11/24 @ Winfield | 32.1% |
| 05/10/24 vs Point Pleasant | 45.7% |
| 05/08/24 @ Winfield | 32.3% |
| 05/07/24 vs Nitro | 38.5% |
| + 16 more games |
Sissonville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Lincoln County's loss was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1.
Coming up, Sissonville will challenge Moore Catholic at 8:30 a.m. on Monday. As for Lincoln County, they will face off against Hoover at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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