The Pendleton County Wildcats are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Conner Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Neither Pendleton County nor Conner posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Pendleton County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Harrison County on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Thorobreds. The defeat continues a trend for Pendleton County in their matchups with Harrison County: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Conner fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Ryle on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders.
Mollie Sharp spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up 16 Ks.
Pendleton County's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Conner, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-9.
Pendleton County took their win against Conner when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 12-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pendleton County 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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