Baseball Recap: Jenkins Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Cavaliers

Margin (Wins)

04/27/26 @ Red Bird	15
04/11/26 vs Menifee County	8
03/20/26 @ Buckhorn	8
04/28/26 vs Barbourville	6
04/27/26 @ Red Bird	6

Jenkins waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Barbourville Tigers as they made off with a 7-1 win. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.

Barbourville's batters probably weren't too happy with Hunter Wyatt, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (he gave up five walks). Wyatt also allowed no hits, which is notable because Jenkins is 2-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 6-11 otherwise.

At the plate, Sammy Whitaker was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with five stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kale Owens, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases.

Jenkins' record is now 8-12. As for Barbourville, they dropped their record down to 0-19 with the loss, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jenkins will host Cordia at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Lions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.67 runs per game on average), something the Cavaliers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Barbourville, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Clay County at 6:00 p.m.