Berea and Paris are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Berea Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Paris Greyhounds at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Paris took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Berea, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Berea earned a 6-3 victory over Owsley County.
Preston Sweet spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on three hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tommie Banderman, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake King, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Paris was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. Their rough 15-3 loss to Bourbon County might stick with them for a while.
Berea is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Paris, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Everything went Berea's way against Paris in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Berea made off with a 15-2 win. Will Berea repeat their success, or does Paris have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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