Baseball Preview: Floyd County Buffaloes vs. Patrick County Cougars
Floyd County is 1-9 against Patrick County since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Floyd County Buffaloes will look to defend their home field against the Patrick County Cougars at 5:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Floyd County's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Patrick Henry 9-0. That nine run margin sets a new team best for Floyd County this season.
Floyd County let Zach Turpin and Reid Favre loose on the outfield. Turpin scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Favre scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Gavin Swortzel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Patrick County entered their tilt with Radford with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over the Bobcats on Thursday. Patrick County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Floyd County and bumps their season record up to 4-12. As for Patrick County, they pushed their record up to 14-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Floyd County suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Patrick County in their previous matchup back in March. Will Floyd County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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