West Carter has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Paintsville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Carter will be strutting in after a victory while Paintsville will be coming in after a loss.
West Carter will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a six-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against St. Joseph Central on Friday. West Carter narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past St. Joseph Central 3-1.
The team relied heavily on Jake Carter, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Paintsville's offense. They fell just short of Belfry by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. Paintsville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Carter's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Paintsville, their loss dropped their record down to 15-12.
West Carter came out on top in a nail-biter against Paintsville in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, sneaking past 9-8. Will West Carter repeat their success, or does Paintsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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