The Prestonsburg Blackcats will square off against the Plant City Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Plant City took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Prestonsburg, who comes in off a win.
Prestonsburg's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Bradenton Christian.
Not much got past Brayden Tussey, who gave up just four hits to keep Bradenton Christian off the board.
At the plate, Prestonsburg saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Jarrell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave Jarrell a new career-high. Colin Hatfield also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Plant City came up short against Durant on Tuesday and fell 4-1. The Raiders have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Plant City also got a good showing from Hunter Carbaugh, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Carbaugh has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
The victory got Prestonsburg back to even at 4-4. As for Plant City, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
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