Tug Valley is 0-10 against Belfry since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tug Valley Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Belfry Pirates at 5:30 p.m. Tug Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Tug Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Pike County Central on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 4-2. Tug Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tug Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Vance, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Belfry scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Betsy Layne as Belfry made off with an 18-8 victory. Considering Belfry has won ten matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
David Hagy was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dante Davis, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Tug Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Belfry, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-10.
Tug Valley might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Belfry in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Tug Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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