Baseball Recap: Boyd County Beats East Carter for Their 13th Straight Victory

Lions

Previous Games

04/28/25 vs East Carter	5-4
04/26/25 vs Russell County	8-0
04/21/25 vs Fairview	9-0
04/19/25 vs Pikeville	10-7
04/18/25 @ Prestonsburg	11-5
+ 8 more games

Boyd County waltzed into their matchup on Monday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the East Carter Raiders. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Lions have posted since March 21st.

Boyd County's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for East Carter, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-8.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Boyd County will welcome Blazer at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for East Carter, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Morgan County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Raiders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.