Baseball Recap: Nicholas County Beats Princeton for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Grizzlies

Previous 5 Games

05/13/25 vs Princeton	4-2
05/09/25 @ Wyoming East	6-4
05/08/25 vs Woodrow Wilson	3-1
05/07/25 vs Clay County	12-4
05/06/25 vs Greenbrier West	10-0

Nicholas County had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Princeton Tigers 4-2. That's two games straight that the Grizzlies have won by exactly two runs.

Lucas Milam spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits.

At the plate, Ira Mylott was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Nicholas County pushed their record up to 18-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Princeton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-24.

Nicholas County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Princeton, they will take on Shady Spring at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Princeton's pitchers better be ready for this one: Shady Spring has averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.