The Floyd Central Jaguars will take on the Estill County Engineers in a tournament on Saturday. Estill County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Floyd Central, who comes in off a win.
Floyd Central had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run drubbing they dealt Perry County Central on Wednesday. The Jaguars were the clear victors by a 13-4 margin over the Commodores. The Jaguars not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 23rd (when they won 18-1).
Luke Gibson and Barrett Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Gibson went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, while Williams went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs Gibson has posted over his last nine games. Another player making a difference was Brance Pennington, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Estill County was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They fell just short of Rockcastle County by a score of 1-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Engineers were not able to get on the board.
Estill County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Friend, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
With the defeat, Estill County broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-9. As for Floyd Central, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 16-12.
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