East Ridge is 1-9 against Pike County Central since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The East Ridge Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Pike County Central Hawks at 6:00 p.m. East Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while Pike County Central will be coming in after a loss.
East Ridge took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Betsy Layne and snuck past 5-4.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Pike County Central's offense. They lost 10-0 to Johnson Central on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for Pike County Central in their matchups with Johnson Central: they've now lost five in a row.
Pike County Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Warren Newsome, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
East Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-18 record this season. As for Pike County Central, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-16.
East Ridge might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Pike County Central in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pike County Central's Lucas Anderson, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that East Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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