The Pike County Central Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Pikeville Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pike County Central will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Tuesday, Pike County Central got the win against East Ridge by a conclusive 18-2.
Caleb Mouton and Cameron Shearer made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Mouton pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Shearer pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Mouton scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Shearer scored a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Pike County Central got a massive performance out of Caleb Compton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Warren Newsome, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pikeville made easy work of Scott County on Saturday and carried off a 12-2 victory.
Like Pike County Central, Pikeville also got a great game from a two-way player: Dylan Thompson. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Thompson was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Wright, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Bradyn Hall, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Pike County Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-16 record this season. As for Pikeville, their record is now 17-9.
Pike County Central suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Pikeville when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Can Pike County Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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