Baseball Game Preview: Bath County Heads Out

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 6:14am

Baseball Preview: Bath County Wildcats vs. West Carter Comets

Bath County is 8-2 against West Carter since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bath County Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the West Carter Comets at 7:00 p.m. West Carter took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bath County, who comes in off a win.

On Monday, Bath County beat Montgomery County 7-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bath County.

The team relied heavily on Colten Carpenter, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Jayce Smith was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.

Meanwhile, West Carter fell victim to Greenup County and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 11-0 to the Musketeers.

Bath County pushed their record up to 24-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for West Carter, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.

Bath County was able to grind out a solid victory over West Carter when the teams last played back in March, winning 7-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bath County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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