Powell County came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Danville Admirals. That's more bragging rights for Powell County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Powell County got a great performance from Ethan Wireman as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Dylan Carter was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Austin Begley was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
On Danville's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Gale, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Hayden Foster, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Powell County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Danville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7.
Powell County will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Garrard County at 12:00 p.m. Powell County is on a four-game streak of home wins, Garrard County a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Danville will take on Lincoln County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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