Baseball Preview: Prestonsburg Blackcats vs. Boyd County Lions
The Prestonsburg Blackcats will head out on the road to take on the Boyd County Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Prestonsburg needed a bit of extra time to put away Breathitt County. They skirted past the Bobcats 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Prestonsburg.
Brayden Tussey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Tussey was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Tussey wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luke Hall, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Brett Davis was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Boyd County waltzed into their contest on Monday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They blew past the Vikings 11-1. Considering Boyd County has won 13 matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Prestonsburg's win ended a nine-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-17. As for Boyd County, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-2.
Prestonsburg suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Boyd County in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Prestonsburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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