The Tygarts Valley Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tygarts Valley has three straight wins, Notre Dame has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Tygarts Valley has not struggled against Pendleton County recently, they managed to flip the script on Wednesday. Everything went Tygarts Valley's way against Pendleton County as Tygarts Valley made off with an 8-2 victory. Considering Tygarts Valley has won three matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaxon Drennen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Drennen has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Drennen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Kaiden Warner was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Adam Woods was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame suffered a tough 8-2 defeat at the hands of South Harrison on Wednesday.
Jovanni Minnocci was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Tygarts Valley's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-1. As for Notre Dame, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Tygarts Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Notre Dame struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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