Baseball Recap: Nicholas County Comes Up Short

Nicholas County extended their losing streak to four on Monday, dropping them down to 19-11. They came up short against the PikeView Panthers, falling 10-3. The Grizzlies were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 6-5.

Nicholas County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Channing Sarver, who went 1-for-2 with one run.

As for PikeView, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-9. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games.

On PikeView's side, Eli Hilling made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Hilling has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Wyatt, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Christian Walters, who went 2-for-3 with three runs.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Nicholas County is set to square off against their familiar foe Capital at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, PikeView will challenge rival Shady Spring at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.