The Knott County Central Patriots will venture away from home to challenge the Pikeville Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Knott County Central is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
On Wednesday, Knott County Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Breathitt County. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pikeville duked it out with George Rogers Clark on Saturday. The Panthers fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 13-12. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (11), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Knott County Central pushed their record up to 9-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Pikeville, their loss dropped their record down to 10-15.
Knott County Central couldn't quite get it done against Pikeville in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 as they fell 7-3. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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