The Breathitt County Bobcats will head out on the road to take on the Perry County Central Commodores at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Breathitt County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Breathitt County challenged Jackson City on Wednesday. The Bobcats put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 18-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.
Jayden Hudson
| 04/02/25 @ Jackson City | 2 |
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| 03/18/25 @ Letcher County Central | 1 |
Tatum Moore and Jayden Hudson were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Moore struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Hudson pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Moore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Moore scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Hudson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Hudson a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Sebastian Howard was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Blake Hudson, who scored two runs while going 4-for-5.
Breathitt County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .619. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jackson City only posted an OBP of .348.
Meanwhile, Perry County Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 13-2 to Paintsville.
Perry County Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Sumner, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Shade Combs also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Breathitt County's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Perry County Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Breathitt County came up short against Perry County Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 7-3. Can the Bobcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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