The South Harrison Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tygarts Valley Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Harrison is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Trinity Christian onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering South Harrison has won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Seth Gain, who gave up just three hits to keep Trinity Christian off the board. Gain has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Corey Saltis was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Layton Wageman, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tygarts Valley beat Doddridge County 4-0 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tygarts Valley.
Jaxon Drennen was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Drennen was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Wamsley, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
South Harrison's win bumped their record up to 21-11. As for Tygarts Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6-1.
South Harrison beat Tygarts Valley 5-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does South Harrison have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tygarts Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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