The South Point Pointers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Boyd County Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
South Point owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Southern. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Point.
Kolton Layman made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Layman was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
In other batting news, Ethan Layne and Brayden Hanshaw did most of the damage at the plate: Layne scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Hanshaw scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gage Chapman, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Boyd County came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Wolves as they made off with a 14-4 win. Considering Boyd County has won four matches by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
South Point's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Boyd County, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
South Point came out on top in a nail-biter against Boyd County when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. Will South Point repeat their success, or does Boyd County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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