The Powell County Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the Perry County Central Commodores at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Powell County will be strutting in after a victory while Perry County Central will be coming in after a loss.
Powell County gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on Owsley County with a sharp 13-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Powell County got a great performance from Brody Halcomb as he pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave Halcomb a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
Levi Wells
| 04/17/25 @ Morgan County | 4 |
| 05/07/25 @ Owsley County | 3 |
| 04/24/25 vs Owsley County | 2 |
| 05/06/25 @ Lee County | 1 |
| 04/30/25 vs Breathitt County | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
At the plate, Levi Wells and Lacy Dicken did most of the damage at the plate: Wells went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Dicken went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. Powell County is undefeated when Wells posts two or more runs, but 6-15 otherwise. Carter Poe was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Perry County Central came up short against Floyd Central on Wednesday, falling 13-4. The Commodores have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Perry County Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeffrey Hancock, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.
Powell County's record now sits at 9-15. As for Perry County Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-16.
Powell County came out on top in a nail-biter against Perry County Central in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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