It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Pike County Central ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tug Valley Panthers and snuck past 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pike County Central.
Jonah Hicks made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hicks was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Caleb Compton was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Tug Valley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Vance, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Pike County Central pushed their record up to 7-15 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Tug Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-15.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pike County Central will take on Buckhorn at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Tug Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Belfry at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Belfry knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Tug Valley likes a good challenge.
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