Baseball Preview: Knott County Central Patriots vs. Cordia Lions
Knott County Central is 8-2 against Cordia since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Knott County Central Patriots will be playing at home against the Cordia Lions at 5:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Knott County Central's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home while Cordia has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Knott County Central gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against Lawrence County as Knott County Central made off with an 8-2 win.
Austyn Collins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. Collins was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayden Huff, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Connor Napier was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Cordia lost 11-4 to Jenkins on Monday.
Knott County Central's victory bumped their record up to 18-8. As for Cordia, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Knott County Central took their win against Cordia when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Knott County Central repeat their success, or does Cordia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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