Baseball Recap: Perry County's Win Ends Five-Game Losing Streak on the Road

Perry County won the last time they faced Hughes and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Vikings were the clear victors by an 18-3 margin over the Lions. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their two-run performance the game before.

Jake Mercer was excellent, going 4-for-5 with four runs and three RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Perry County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 3-11 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Ryder Sellers, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.

Vikings

Batting Average

04/30/25 @ Hughes	43.3%
04/29/25 @ Collinwood	14.8%
04/23/25 vs Hughes	25%
04/18/25 @ Culleoka	26.9%
04/17/25 @ Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central	34.4%
+ 17 more games

Perry County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.

Perry County's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-12. As for Hughes, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.

As of now, neither Perry County nor the Lions have any future games scheduled.