The East Ridge Warriors will take on the Martin County Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, East Ridge turned things around against Magoffin County on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Hornets by a score of 10-6. Considering the Warriors' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Martin County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with an 8-2 win. While the Cardinals didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Martin County's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for East Ridge, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 3-8.
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