Prestonsburg is on a six-game streak of home losses, and Betsy Layne a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Prestonsburg Blackcats will be playing at home against the Betsy Layne Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Prestonsburg's tournament run continued when they took on Frederick Douglass on Saturday. The Blackcats fell 5-1 to the Broncos.
Brody Napier spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Prestonsburg saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Hall, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Treyton Hackworth also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Betsy Layne came up short against Belfry on Saturday, falling 13-5.
Prestonsburg's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Betsy Layne, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
Prestonsburg was able to grind out a solid win over Betsy Layne in their previous meeting on April 8th, winning 9-4. Will the Blackcats repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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