The Wolfe County Wolves will take on the Breathitt County Bobcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wolfe County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, it was close, but Wolfe County sidestepped DeSales for a 5-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
Kris Evans made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Evans was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He also put up two doubles, which were his first of the season.
Evans wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Landon McWhorter, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Breathitt County and Perry County Central, and Perry County Central kept the tradition alive. The Bobcats took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Commodores on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, the Bobcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Like Wolfe County, Breathitt County also got a great game from a two-way player: Sebastian Howard. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave Howard a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Aiden Combs was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Breathitt County's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-3. As for Wolfe County, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
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