The Perry County Central Commodores will head out on the road to take on the Betsy Layne Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Perry County Central will be strutting in after a win while Betsy Layne will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Perry County Central sidestepped Knott County Central for a 5-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Perry County Central.
Betsy Layne lost 18-8 to Belfry on Thursday. Betsy Layne has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Connor Bentley and Eric Hoggard stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bentley scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Hoggard scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Hoggard has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jacob Newsome was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Perry County Central's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8. As for Betsy Layne, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
