The South Charleston Black Eagles will square off against the Riverside Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Riverside took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on South Charleston, who comes in off a win.
South Charleston's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Poca as they made off with a 10-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Black Eagles needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Tanner Adkins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 games.
Jackson Akers
| 04/19/25 vs Poca | 3 |
| 04/15/25 @ Sherman | 1 |
| 04/12/25 @ Roane County | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Oak Hill | 1 |
| 03/31/25 @ Capital | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Akers, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Marcus Goad, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
South Charleston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Poca only posted an OBP of .316.
Meanwhile, Riverside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Parkersburg. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Jayden Sparkman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs. He is becoming a predictor of Riverside's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-9 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Tug Eggleton, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Riverside's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for South Charleston, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-9.
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