Prestonsburg is 0-8 against Magoffin County since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Prestonsburg Blackcats will head out on the road to square off against the Magoffin County Hornets at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Magoffin County is hoping to do on Wednesday what East Ridge couldn't on Monday: put an end to Prestonsburg's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Prestonsburg walked away with an 8-5 victory over East Ridge.
The team relied heavily on Lainie Prater, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Cline, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Magoffin County gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand East Ridge a 12-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Magoffin County.
Prestonsburg's victory bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Magoffin County, they pushed their record up to 8-8 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Prestonsburg suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Magoffin County when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Prestonsburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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