Baseball Preview: Betsy Layne Bobcats vs. Perry County Central Commodores
The Betsy Layne Bobcats will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Perry County Central Commodores at 5:00 p.m. Betsy Layne is out to stop a eight-game streak of losses at home.
Betsy Layne lost 18-8 to Belfry on Thursday.
Connor Bentley and Eric Hoggard stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bentley scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Hoggard scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Hoggard has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jacob Newsome was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Perry County Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Knott County Central on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Perry County Central.
Betsy Layne's loss dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Perry County Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
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