Baseball Preview: Fleming County Panthers vs. Bath County Wildcats
Fleming County has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Bath County Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Fleming County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Morgan County on Friday. They lost 9-0 to the Cougars. The game marked the first time this year in which Fleming County was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Bath County stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Berea as Bath County made off with a 14-4 victory.
Brock Donohew was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Donohew was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other pitching news, Bath County got a great performance from Brayden Crouch as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Clay Manley, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Jayce Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Fleming County dropped their record down to 6-14 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bath County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Fleming County took their win against Bath County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Will Fleming County repeat their success, or does Bath County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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