The Martinsburg Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Jefferson Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Martinsburg's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Jefferson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Saturday as neither Martinsburg nor Spring Mills made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Bulldogs won by a run and slipped past the Cardinals 3-2.
Meanwhile, Jefferson hadn't done well against Martinsburg recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Cougars walked away with a 3-0 win over the Bulldogs. Winning may never get old, but the Cougars sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Not much got past Jett Gross, who gave up just a hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Martinsburg off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Serf Guerra, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Andrew Rolfe also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Martinsburg is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-13 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Jefferson, their win bumped their record up to 26-3-1.
Martinsburg came up short against Jefferson in their previous matchup on Thursday, falling 3-0. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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