Baseball Game Preview: Greenup County Musketeers vs. Tates Creek Commodores

The Greenup County Musketeers will venture away from home to square off against the Tates Creek Commodores at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenup County will be strutting in after a win while Tates Creek will be coming in after a defeat.

Greenup County came out on top against Portsmouth West on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run sixth inning. The Musketeers took their contest against the Senators 6-3. The victory was some much needed relief for the Musketeers as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.

Brenden Taylor spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits.

On the hitting side, Greenup County let Gavin Roy and Kyler Robinson run wild. Roy went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Robinson went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI. That's the most hits Robinson has posted over his last 11 matches.

Meanwhile, Tates Creek suffered their closest loss since April 2nd on Wednesday. They fell just short of Lafayette by a score of 6-4.

Tates Creek also got a good showing from Garrett Biroschik, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Biroschik has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in nine consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Tates Creek saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Ramos, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Tates Creek's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Greenup County, their win bumped their record up to 14-15.

Greenup County came out on top in a nail-biter against Tates Creek in their previous matchup back in May of 2017, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Musketeers repeat their success, or do the Commodores have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.