The Linsly School Cadets will take on the Morgantown Mohigans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as The Linsly School comes in on six and Morgantown on three.
The Linsly School had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Summers County on Saturday. The Cadets were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Bobcats.
Meanwhile, Morgantown faced Buckhannon-Upshur in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Mohigans put the hurt on the Buccaneers with a sharp 12-2 win. The Mohigans not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 9th (when they won 19-4).
Morgantown got a great performance from Maddox Boggs as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, Boggs posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, Eli Boggs was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryan Nipper, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one run.
Morgantown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Buckhannon-Upshur only posted an OBP of .250.
The Linsly School pushed their record up to 11-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Morgantown, their record now sits at 14-8.
The Linsly School came out on top in a nail-biter against Morgantown in their previous meeting on Wednesday, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cadets 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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