Baseball Recap: Middlesboro's Luck Changes for the Better on Friday

Yellowjackets

Margin (Wins)

03/30/26 @ Barbourville	16
03/24/26 @ Barbourville	16
04/24/26 @ Pineville	10
03/26/26 vs Cumberland Gap	10

Middlesboro came into Friday's matchup having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on the Pineville Mountain Lions with a sharp 13-3 win on Friday. Considering the Yellowjackets have won four contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Middlesboro's victory bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Pineville, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.

Coming up, Middlesboro will welcome Harlan County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Black Bears have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.88 runs per game on average), something the Yellowjackets will no doubt try to take advantage of. Pineville has already played their next game (against Williamsburg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.