Floyd Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Betsy Layne Bobcats 9-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Floyd Central also won the last time the pair played last Thursday.
Jace Martin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Martin was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kolten Crum, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mason Anderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Betsy Layne's side, Connor Bentley was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Eric Hoggard was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Floyd Central's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-15. As for Betsy Layne, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.
Floyd Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Harlan at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Harlan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Betsy Layne, they will head out on the road to challenge Cordia at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Betsy Layne is facing Cordia at the right time seeing as Cordia is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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