East Ridge lost against Pike County Central last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The East Ridge Warriors lost 18-2 to the Pike County Central Hawks. The defeat continues a trend for East Ridge in their matchups with Pike County Central: they've now lost five in a row.
For Pike County Central's part, Caleb Mouton and Cameron Shearer made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Mouton tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Shearer tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. At bat, Mouton scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Shearer scored a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Pike County Central got a massive performance out of Caleb Compton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Warren Newsome, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
East Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 10-20. As for Pike County Central, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-16.
East Ridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Grundy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Pike County Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Pikeville at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pike County Central will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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