Berea is 1-9 against Bath County since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Neither Berea nor Bath County posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Berea and Model, and Model kept the tradition alive. The Pirates fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday.
Berea saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Slone, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Bath County fell victim to Rowan County and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bath County's loss dropped their record down to 5-11-1. As for Berea, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-4.
Bath County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Berea has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .486. It's a different story for Bath County, though, as they've only averaged .363. Will they be able to contain Berea's hitters?
Berea suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Bath County in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Pirates avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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