The Frankfort Falcons will take on the Hoover Huskies at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Frankfort is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Fairmont Senior, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Frankfort was ranked 17th). Frankfort won by a run and slipped past Fairmont Senior 3-2.
Cameron Lynch was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Lynch was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Lynch wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Nething, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Hoover got themselves on the board against Charleston Catholic on Tuesday, but Charleston Catholic never followed suit. They walked away with a 3-0 win over the Irish. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hoover.
Like Frankfort, Hoover also got a great game from a two-way player: Colin Lindsay. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lindsay has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lindsay was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Jacob White looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Frankfort pushed their record up to 21-9 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Hoover, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-12 record this season.
Hoover's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Frankfort hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .353. It's a different story for Hoover, though, as they've only averaged .248. Will they be able to contain Frankfort's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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