Braxton County has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Webster County Highlanders at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Braxton County came up short against South Harrison and fell 10-5. Braxton County has not had much luck with South Harrison recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Owen Lowther was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Ward, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, sadly, Webster County is still looking for their first win of the season after eight games. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Gilmer County on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Webster County has lost by exactly ten runs.
Braxton County's record now sits at 3-12. As for Webster County, their record is now 0-8.
Everything went Braxton County's way against Webster County in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Braxton County made off with a 15-4 win. Will Braxton County repeat their success, or does Webster County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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