Barbourville and McCreary Central are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Barbourville Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the McCreary Central Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Barbourville made easy work of Middlesboro and carried off a 9-3 win.
Meanwhile, McCreary Central has not done well against Williamsburg recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. McCreary Central never let Williamsburg onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for McCreary Central.
Kase Spradlin looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, McCreary Central got a massive performance out of Benjamin Irvin, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolton Summers, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Barbourville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season. As for McCreary Central, their win bumped their record up to 23-7.
Barbourville came up short against McCreary Central when the teams last played back in March, falling 8-4. Can Barbourville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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