The Pikeville Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Holy Cross Cougars at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Pikeville got the win against Shelby Valley by a conclusive 15-5.
Pikeville got a massive performance out of Dylan Thompson, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Bradyn Hall was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs.
Meanwhile, while Holy Cross put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Central. Everything went Holy Cross' way against Central as Holy Cross made off with a 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Holy Cross.
Hunter Drake made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Drake was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peyton McVey, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jacob Sykes, who scored a run while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Pikeville pushed their record up to 11-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Holy Cross, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.
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