Prestonsburg is 0-8 against Elliott County since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Prestonsburg Blackcats will be staying on the road to face off against the Elliott County Lions at 1:00 p.m. Elliott County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Prestonsburg, who comes in off a win.
Prestonsburg is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 30-2 margin over Cordia on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Rachael Roberts was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four stolen bases, and five runs. Roberts is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Alivia Williams, who went 3-for-5 with four stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Elliott County fell victim to Lewis County and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to the Lions. Elliott County's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Elliott County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kailey McDaniel, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Prestonsburg's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-13. As for Elliott County, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9.
Prestonsburg couldn't quite finish off Elliott County when the teams last played last Thursday and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Elliott County's Bailee Artripp, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that Prestonsburg knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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