The Powell County Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Spencer County Bears at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.
Powell County came into this matchup off a tough ten-run loss on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Mason County by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Royals recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Ethan Wireman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Powell County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lacy Dicken, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Dylan Carter also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Spencer County made easy work of Brookville on Wednesday and carried off a 13-5 win. Considering the Bears have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Spencer County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Powell County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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