Nicholas County can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over the PikeView Panthers. For Nicholas County, this counts as revenge for the 11-1 loss PikeView walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Cole Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Brown has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Coleton Hellems was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Grayson Kesterson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On PikeView's side, Jared Vestal was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Landon Wyatt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Nicholas County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for PikeView, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-8.
Nicholas County will head out on the road to take on Greenbrier West at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Greenbrier West knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Nicholas County likes a good challenge. As for PikeView, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-1 win vs. WestSide on the 27th.
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