The Floyd County Buffaloes will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Liberty Minutemen at 5:30 p.m.
After soaring to a seven-point win in their last game, Floyd County came back down to earth on Monday. They fell just short of Patrick Henry by a score of 6-4.
Zach Turpin was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Turpin was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Josh Keith was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Keith is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Adam Petty, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Liberty has not done well against Staunton River recently (they were 0-8-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Liberty skirted past Staunton River 7-5.
Floyd County now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Liberty, they now have a winning record of 1-0-2.
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