The Prestonsburg Blackcats are taking a road trip to face off against the IMG Academy White Ascenders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Prestonsburg will be strutting in after a win while IMG Academy White will be coming in after a defeat.
If Prestonsburg beats IMG Academy White with eight runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Prestonsburg was the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Floyd Central on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Blackcats in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won four in a row.
The team relied heavily on Luke Hall, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Those runs were his first of the season. Alex Johnson was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
Prestonsburg hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Floyd Central struck out 12 times.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy White came up short against Chaminade-Madonna on Tuesday and fell 9-4.
Payne Cearnal made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The win got Prestonsburg back to even at 3-3. As for IMG Academy White, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
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