The Perry County Central Commodores will square off against the Pike County Central Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Perry County Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Perry County Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Carlisle on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 9-6 to the Indians. The Commodores' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Mason Sumner made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and one stolen base. That home run was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, while it was Pike County Central who put the first runs on the board on Thursday, it was Letcher County Central who put up more. The Hawks took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars. The Hawks have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Perry County Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Pike County Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
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