Hazard won the last time they faced Prestonsburg, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs skirted past the Prestonsburg Blackcats 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hazard.
For Prestonsburg's part, Matt Welch spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. Welch has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Prestonsburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Hall, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of JD McKinney, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Hazard has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Prestonsburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-15.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Letcher County Central the next time they take the field. Hazard will head out to face Letcher County Central at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, while Prestonsburg will head out to face them at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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