Baseball Preview: Estill County Engineers vs. Knott County Central Patriots
The Estill County Engineers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Knott County Central Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Knott County Central is hoping to do on Wednesday what Leslie County couldn't on Monday: put an end to Estill County's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Estill County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Leslie County.
Estill County got a great performance from Jax Niece as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Estill County's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kyler Chaney, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Chaney has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kenny Rose was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Knott County Central can now show off 17 landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Breathitt County.
Connor Napier made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Napier was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Knott County Central let Mason Amburgey and Jayden Huff loose on the outfield. Amburgey scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Huff went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Michael Parks, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Estill County's victory bumped their record up to 14-17. As for Knott County Central, their win bumped their record up to 25-11.
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