Nicholas County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Greenbrier West Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Nicholas County will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-run loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against PikeView on Friday. Everything went Nicholas County's way against PikeView as Nicholas County made off with an 11-3 victory.
Cole Brown made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Brown has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Brown was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Coleton Hellems was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Grayson Kesterson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Greenbrier West came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 12-3 win.
Nicholas County is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Greenbrier West, their victory bumped their record up to 5-9.
Nicholas County beat Greenbrier West 10-7 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Nicholas County repeat their success, or does Greenbrier West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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