The Pike County Central Hawks will head out to face off against the Shelby Valley Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pike County Central will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Pike County Central and Pikeville have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Hawks were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over the Panthers. Considering the Hawks have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Shelby Valley never let their opponents score on Tuesday. Everything went their way against East Ridge as they made off with an 11-0 win.
Pike County Central's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Shelby Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-11 record this season.
Pike County Central beat Shelby Valley 5-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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