On Saturday, the Pikeville Panthers narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Holy Cross Cougars 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pikeville.
Isaac Duty made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Duty was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Duty wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Hall, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
On Holy Cross' side, Jacob Hand made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Logan McClellan, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Pikeville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Holy Cross, they dropped their record down to 11-9 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pikeville will square off against East Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Holy Cross, they will head out on the road to face off against Bullitt East at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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