The Pikeville Panthers will face off against the Letcher County Central Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pikeville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Letcher County Central will come in with eight straight victories.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Pikeville and Pike County Central have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Panthers lost 8-2 to the Hawks.
17 must be Letcher County Central's lucky number: they beat Cordia with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Cougars put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 17-2 win. Considering the Cougars have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Letcher County Central got a massive performance out of Anna Hatton, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those three RBI gave Hatton a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Collier, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Letcher County Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .677. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Letcher County Central's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Pikeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Pikeville suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Letcher County Central when the teams last played back in March. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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