There's no place like home for Pikeville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They never let the Leslie County Eagles get on the board and left with a 6-0 win on Tuesday.
Grant Tomlinson was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradyn Hall, who went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Pikeville hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leslie County struck out ten times.
Pikeville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Leslie County, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-14.
Looking ahead, Pikeville will challenge Letcher County Central at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Panthers 4.1, the Cougars 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Leslie County has already played their next contest (against Corbin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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