Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Patrick County

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

05/15/26 vs James River	9-7
05/07/26 vs Amherst County	6-4
05/05/26 @ Radford	12-1
05/01/26 vs Floyd County	4-3
04/23/26 vs Radford	15-4

Patrick County had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 win over the James River Knights. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly two runs.

Calvin Lancaster and Zach Holt did most of the damage at the plate: Lancaster went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run, while Holt went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave Holt a new career-high.

Patrick County's record now sits at 10-6. As for James River, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-10.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Patrick County will face off against rival Glenvar at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, James River is set to take on their familiar foe Carroll County at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.