The Pike County Central Hawks will head out to square off against the Belfry Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pike County Central will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
While Pike County Central didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Mountain Mission 12-2 on Monday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by ten runs or more this season.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Belfry and Shelby Valley had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Pirates took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Belfry saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Steven Vipperman, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Vipperman's first of the season.
Pike County Central's win bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Belfry, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
Pike County Central suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Belfry in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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