The Parkersburg Big Reds are taking a road trip to take on the Athens Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Parkersburg will be strutting in after a win while Athens will be coming in after a defeat.
Parkersburg can't be too worried about heading out to take on Athens: they just beat St. Albans at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Big Reds had just enough and edged out the Red Dragons 5-4 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Big Reds.
Parkersburg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Cancade, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Josh Knicely also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Athens unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (8-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss they have suffered since May 20, 2024.
The victory got Parkersburg back to even at 12-12. As for Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-3.
Parkersburg skirted past Athens 1-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2016. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Big Reds since the squad 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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