Baseball Recap: Floyd Central Has No Trouble Against Magoffin County

By Team Reports Mar 18, 2025, 9:47pm

Baseball Recap: Floyd Central Jaguars vs. Magoffin County Hornets

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Floyd Central had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Magoffin County on Tuesday. The Floyd Central Jaguars blew past the Magoffin County Hornets 14-4. The Jaguars not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 2, 2024.

Landon Prater looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk).

At the plate, Jace Martin was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Barrett Williams, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.

Jaguars

Batting Average

03/18/25 vs Magoffin County41.4%
03/17/25 vs Shelby Valley27.3%
05/15/24 vs Belfry26.1%
05/14/24 vs Knott County Central17.4%
05/13/24 @ Knott County Central17.6%
+ 8 more games

Floyd Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.

Floyd Central's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Magoffin County, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Floyd Central will welcome Knott County Central at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Magoffin County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Perry County Central at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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