On Tuesday, St. Albans faced Nitro in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Albans Red Dragons skirted past the Nitro Wildcats 5-4. That's two games straight that St. Albans has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Gavin Comer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brogan Samms, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
St. Albans has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Nitro, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Albans will play host again on Friday to welcome Oak Hill, where first pitch is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. St. Albans is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Nitro, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Sissonville at 7:00 p.m. Sissonville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Nitro's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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