The Bath County Wildcats will take on the Nicholas County Bluejackets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Bath County is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games on Saturday. They lost 11-5 to Pendleton County.
Parker Cox was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.
In other batting news, Isaiah Williams was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Nicholas County fell victim to Powell County and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Pirates, falling 13-0. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Bluejackets' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Nicholas County's defeat dropped their record down to 15-15. As for Bath County, they now have a losing record of 13-14.
Bath County came out on top in a nail-biter against Nicholas County in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 8-7. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Bluejackets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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