The Pineville Mountain Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pineville's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Barbourville with a sharp 12-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mountain Lions.
Meanwhile, Hazard hadn't done well against Knott County Central recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 12-3 margin over the Patriots. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs as they're now sitting on four straight.
Peyton Fields made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Fields was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Ragan Elkins was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run was her first of the season. Halle Jones was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Hazard kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Hazard pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Pineville, their record now sits at 7-3.
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