There's no place like home for Prestonsburg, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over the Lawrence County Bulldogs on Wednesday. This was payback for Prestonsburg, who suffered a 6-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Brayden Tussey made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Tussey was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Tussey wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Barrett Hunter, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double. Another player making a difference was Luke Hall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Prestonsburg made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Lawrence County, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Prestonsburg will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lawrence County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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