After flying high against Breathitt County on Monday, Perry County Central came back down to earth. The Commodores lost 12-5 to the South Laurel Cardinals on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-0 back in March.
Perry County Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was M Fugate, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. M Shepherd was another, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Perry County Central's loss dropped their record down to 22-13. As for South Laurel, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 31-5.
Looking ahead, Perry County Central will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Johnson Central at 6:00 p.m. The Commodores' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Golden Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season. As for South Laurel, they will head out to square off against George Rogers Clark at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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