Baseball Preview: Nicholas County Bluejackets vs. Pendleton County Wildcats
Nicholas County is 10-0 against Pendleton County since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Nicholas County Bluejackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pendleton County Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought game, but Nicholas County had to settle for a 12-11 loss against Bracken County. Nicholas County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lincoln Morris stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Clark, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pendleton County fell victim to Grant County and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Braves. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pendleton County in their matchups with Grant County: they've now lost four in a row.
Nicholas County's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Pendleton County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Nicholas County beat Pendleton County 10-6 in their previous meeting back in March. Will Nicholas County repeat their success, or does Pendleton County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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