Baseball Recap: Paintsville Snags 11th Win in Last 13 Games

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/16/25 @ Martin County	15
04/26/25 vs Holmes	12
04/25/25 vs Grant County	12
03/20/25 @ West Carter	12
04/02/25 vs Perry County Central	11

Paintsville barely beat Belfry the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Pirates on Tuesday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Paintsville let Anderson Lauffer and Lukas Stewart run wild. Lauffer got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base, while Stewart went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base. Brayden Davis also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Paintsville hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least three batters in four consecutive games.

Paintsville is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Belfry, they moved to 18-8 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Paintsville has already played their next matchup, a 15-5 win against Prestonsburg on the 15th. As for Belfry, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, an 11-0 victory against Floyd Central on the 15th.