Baseball Game Preview: Betsy Layne Bobcats vs. Buckhorn Wildcats

The Betsy Layne Bobcats will take on the Buckhorn Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Betsy Layne will face Buckhorn after dropping another heartbreaker against Morgan County on Thursday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 of beating them. The Bobcats lost 6-0 to the Cougars.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Buckhorn challenged Breathitt County on Wednesday. The Wildcats came up short against the Bobcats, falling 20-6. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Bobcats recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.

Buckhorn saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Campbell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Austin Riley was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Buckhorn's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Betsy Layne, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.

Everything went Betsy Layne's way against Buckhorn in their previous matchup last Tuesday, as Betsy Layne made off with a 17-2 victory. Do the Bobcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.