Pineville is 0-8 against Whitley County since March of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Mountain Lions will square off against the Colonels at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Pineville put up the most runs they have all season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Thomas Walker with a sharp 29-5 victory. The Mountain Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Rayanna Maidon
| 05/15/25 @ Thomas Walker | 4 |
| 04/08/25 vs Harlan | 3 |
| 03/28/25 @ Williamsburg | 3 |
| 03/18/25 @ Berea | 3 |
| 03/10/25 @ Whitley County | 3 |
Rayanna Maidon was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and three RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Kameran Evans also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Pineville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .810. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Whitley County came out on top against Lynn Camp on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run fifth inning. The Colonels never let the Wildcats get on the board and left with an 11-0 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Colonels' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
The result came thanks to Caylee Singleton's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Whitley County got a massive performance out of Madi Rains, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadynn Johnson, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Pineville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-7-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for Whitley County, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-22.
Pineville couldn't quite finish off Whitley County when the teams last played back in March and fell 11-9. Can the Mountain Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
