A feisty cat fight will be fought as Pikeville Panthers face off against Oak Ridge Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Pikeville came up short against Jefferson County and fell 6-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Ridge). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Campbell County a 24-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on five straight.
Mikee Teasley made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Cy Stephens was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. That's the most runs he has posted over his last ten matches. Andy Hutson was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
Oak Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in three consecutive games.
Oak Ridge pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Pikeville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
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