Knott County Central had no answer to Matt Welch on Wednesday as he struck out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his fifth in a row with more than six innings. This season, Welch has an ERA of 1.32 over 42.3 innings pitched.
Welch and Prestonsburg will be playing at home against Powell County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Prestonsburg will be headed into this one with a pretty big disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 122 places lower in Kentucky), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Welch? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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