The Pike County Central Hawks are on the road again on Thursday to play the Phelps Hornets at 6:00 p.m. Phelps took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Pike County Central, who comes in off a win.
Pike County Central's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past East Ridge 10-0.
Lucas Anderson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Pike County Central got a big performance out of Jonah Hicks, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Holbrook, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Phelps came up short against Martin County on Tuesday and fell 8-3. Phelps has not had much luck with Martin County recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Pike County Central's victory bumped their record up to 5-13. As for Phelps, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Everything went Pike County Central's way against Phelps in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 as Pike County Central made off with a 12-1 win. Does Pike County Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Phelps turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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