Baseball Preview: Nicholas County Bluejackets vs. Bourbon County Colonels
Nicholas County is 2-8 against Bourbon County since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Nicholas County Bluejackets will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Bourbon County Colonels, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Nicholas County was able to grind out a solid win over Augusta, taking the game 12-7.
Jayden Robinson and Brady Greene were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Robinson struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Greene tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Robinson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Robinson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Greene went 3-for-3 with four RBI and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lincoln Morris, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Linville, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Bourbon County came tearing into Saturday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Panthers 4-3.
Nicholas County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Bourbon County, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-6.
Nicholas County skirted past Bourbon County 6-5 in their previous matchup back in April. Will Nicholas County repeat their success, or does Bourbon County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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