Baseball Recap: Bracken County Takes a Loss

Bracken County extended their losing streak to nine on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 3-20 in the process. They came up short against the Lewis County Lions, falling 17-4. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Lions this season, with their most recent loss being a 16-0 defeat last Tuesday.

Bracken County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Bachman, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Another was Mitchell Steinhauer, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

As for Lewis County, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-20. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

On Lewis County's side, they got a massive performance out of Conner Plank, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Plank has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Kyran Ferguson was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.

Bracken County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lewis County, they will welcome Estill County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Engineers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Lions' hitters will have their work cut out for them.