Baseball Game Preview: Pike County Central Hawks vs. Betsy Layne Bobcats

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Previous Games

03/17/25 - Away	18-1 W
03/17/25 - Away	19-1 W
04/22/24 - Away	21-4 W
03/14/24 - Home	3-2 W
05/11/23 - Away	4-6 L
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Pike County Central is 9-1 against Betsy Layne since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Hawks will host the Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Wednesday, Pike County Central earned a 9-6 victory over Magoffin County. The win continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now won three in a row.

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Wednesday as neither Betsy Layne nor Martin County made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Bobcats blew past the Cardinals 9-1. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won nine matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Betsy Layne has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-17 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Pike County Central, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-10.

Everything went Pike County Central's way against Betsy Layne in their previous matchup back in March, as Pike County Central made off with an 18-1 victory. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.