Baseball Recap: Perry County Central Continues Home Dominance on Friday

Perry County Central proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by ten) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Harlan County Black Bears 6-4. This was payback for the Commodores, who suffered an 8-6 loss the last time these two teams met.

Tate Watts was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Devin Gayhart

Stolen Base

03/19/25 @ Magoffin County	4
05/09/25 vs Harlan County	2
04/21/25 @ Shelby Valley	2
04/18/25 vs Buckhorn	2
04/17/25 @ Pike County Central	2
+ 7 more games

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Devin Gayhart, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. He has become a key player for Perry County Central: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 9-15 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Mason Sumner, who went 1-for-3 with two runs.

Perry County Central hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harlan County struck out seven times.

Perry County Central pushed their record up to 13-16 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Harlan County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-15-1 record this season.

Perry County Central has already played their next contest (against Leslie County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Harlan County, they will challenge Knox Central at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Black Bears' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.