Buckhannon-Upshur is 8-2 against Fairmont Senior since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers will head out on the road to challenge the Fairmont Senior Polar Bears at 5:00 p.m. Buckhannon-Upshur is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Buckhannon-Upshur fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Robert C. Byrd on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Buckhannon-Upshur couldn't push the score so high this time.
Jansen Kimble spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on nine hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Buckhannon-Upshur saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Spratt, who went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Buckhannon-Upshur didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, everything went Fairmont Senior's way against East Fairmont on Monday as Fairmont Senior made off with a 16-8 win. The victory was just what Fairmont Senior needed coming off of a 13-5 defeat in their prior match.
Buckhannon-Upshur has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Fairmont Senior, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything went Buckhannon-Upshur's way against Fairmont Senior in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Buckhannon-Upshur made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buckhannon-Upshur since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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