The Point Pleasant Big Blacks will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Athens Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Point Pleasant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Charleston Catholic, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Point Pleasant was ranked 14th). Point Pleasant fell 2-0 to Charleston Catholic on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Athens entered their game against Alexander on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Athens fell just short of Alexander by a score of 2-1. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs let down their fans at home.
Point Pleasant's loss dropped their record down to 5-4-2. As for Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4-2.
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