There's no place like home for Prestonsburg, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Pike County Central Hawks on Thursday as the Prestonsburg Blackcats made off with a 14-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Prestonsburg considering their two-run performance the match before.
Brett Davis made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Davis was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Barrett Hunter, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Matt Welch, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Prestonsburg is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-18 record this season. As for Pike County Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-18.
Prestonsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pike County Central, they will be playing at home against East Ridge at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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