Hazard is 8-1 against Prestonsburg since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Prestonsburg Blackcats at 6:00 p.m. Prestonsburg took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hazard, who comes in off a win.
Hazard took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Leslie County.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Prestonsburg was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They lost 7-1 to Johnson Central.
Prestonsburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nic Kidd, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Hazard has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Prestonsburg, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-14.
Hazard was able to grind out a solid victory over Prestonsburg in their previous matchup last Tuesday, winning 11-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hazard since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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