Baseball Preview: Pike County Central Hawks vs. East Ridge Warriors
Pike County Central is 9-1 against East Ridge since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pike County Central Hawks are on the road again to play the East Ridge Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Pike County Central will be strutting in after a victory while East Ridge will be coming in after a defeat.
Pike County Central is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 21-4 margin over Betsy Layne on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Jonah Hicks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Hicks was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Pike County Central got a massive performance out of Cameron Shearer, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Warren Newsome was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, East Ridge wound up with the same score they had in their last game (15-5), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Pike County Central's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-13. As for East Ridge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Pike County Central took their win against East Ridge in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pike County Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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