The Perry County Central Commodores will face off against the Belfry Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Perry County Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Perry County Central had taken Johnson Central down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Commodores fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 7-6. The Commodores have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
M Fugate and J Mullins did some serious damage despite the final result: Fugate went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double, while Mullins went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Another player making a difference was H Neace, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Belfry earned a 4-1 win over Prestonsburg on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Belfry's victory bumped their record up to 17-11. As for Perry County Central, their loss dropped their record down to 22-14.
Perry County Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Belfry in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Commodores repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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