The McCreary Central Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Bell County Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. McCreary Central is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
McCreary Central stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Jellico as McCreary Central made off with a 12-2 victory.
Riley Newman looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Carter Gabbard and Kolton Summers did most of the damage at the plate: Gabbard scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Summers scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Bryant, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bell County waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Black Bears and snuck past 8-6.
McCreary Central is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Bell County, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
McCreary Central came up short against Bell County when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 8-5. Can McCreary Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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