Mingo Central came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 16-2 to the Pike County Central Hawks. If the Miners were looking for revenge after losing 13-3 to the Hawks when the teams met back in April of 2022, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Mingo Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Blankenship, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Another was Dylan Vance, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Miners
| 03/19/25 @ Pike County Central | 42.9% |
| 03/18/24 @ Phelps | 38.2% |
| 04/15/24 vs Phelps | 37.1% |
| 04/08/24 @ Sherman | 31% |
| 04/01/24 @ Phelps | 27.6% |
Even though they lost, Mingo Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The last time their batting average was this high was since the start of last season.
Mingo Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Pike County Central, their record is now 2-0.
Looking ahead, Mingo Central is taking a road trip to take on Belfry at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Pike County Central has already played their next match (against East Ridge), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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