University is 2-8 against Morgantown since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The University Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Morgantown Mohigans at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with University sitting on four straight wins and Morgantown on six.
University is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Weir, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (University was ranked 17th). University came out on top against Weir by a score of 10-5 on Wednesday.
Maddie Campbell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Campbell was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Josalyn Phillips was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Adalyn Brown, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Morgantown put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hoover a 9-0 shutout.
University is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Morgantown, they pushed their record up to 18-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
University suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Morgantown in their previous matchup back in April. Can University avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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