Baseball Recap: Robert C. Byrd Has No Trouble Against East Fairmont

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 @ Lewis County	12
05/01/25 @ East Fairmont	10
04/28/25 vs Ritchie County	10
04/16/25 vs South Harrison	10
04/09/25 @ Elkins	9

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Robert C. Byrd ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. Everything went their way against the East Fairmont Bees as they made off with a 13-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Cooper Floyd was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one double. He has become a key player for Robert C. Byrd: the team is 11-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of JD Ford, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Robert C. Byrd kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Robert C. Byrd's win bumped their record up to 14-7. As for East Fairmont, they dropped their record down to 7-12 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home.

Coming up, Robert C. Byrd will host Morgantown at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Mohigans will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something the Eagles surely won't give up without a fight. As for East Fairmont, they will venture away from home to take on Keyser at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bees are facing the Golden Tornado at the right time seeing as the Golden Tornado are stuck on a ten-game losing streak.