Prestonsburg has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Wednesday. They will challenge the Betsy Layne Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. Prestonsburg and Betsy Layne are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
Prestonsburg fell victim to East Ridge and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They suffered a tough 13-0 defeat at the hands of the Warriors. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Prestonsburg's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Prestonsburg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Newsome Amelia, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Betsy Layne had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three two weeks ago. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 19-2 win. The result was nothing new for Betsy Layne, who have now won three matchups by 13 runs or more so far this season.
Prestonsburg's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-5. As for Betsy Layne, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Prestonsburg skirted past Betsy Layne 19-18 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prestonsburg since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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