Baseball Game Preview: South Laurel Cardinals vs. Prestonsburg Blackcats

The South Laurel Cardinals will square off against the Prestonsburg Blackcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Prestonsburg took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on South Laurel, who comes in off a win.

Last Tuesday, everything went South Laurel's way against Harlan as South Laurel made off with a 10-2 victory.

Jacob Culler looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Austin Byrd, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tyler Curry, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Prestonsburg unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Perry County Central on Monday. The defeat was just more heartbreak for the Blackcats who fell 3-1 when the teams previously met back in March of 2024.

Prestonsburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Tussey, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one double.

South Laurel came out on top in a nail-biter against Prestonsburg in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will South Laurel repeat their success, or does Prestonsburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.