Perry County Central's game on Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Powell County Pirates a 10-0 shutout. This was a revenge game for the Commodores: when they faced off against the Pirates back in April, they had to take a 3-2 defeat.
Powell County's batters probably weren't too happy with Devin Gayhart, who pitched a no hitter and racked up eight Ks (he gave up eight walks). Gayhart has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Mason Sumner was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted over his last ten games. Another player making a difference was Tate Watts, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Perry County Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Powell County only posted a batting average of .000.
Commodores
| 05/08/25 vs Powell County | 10-0 |
| 05/01/25 vs Letcher County Central | 2-1 |
| 04/29/25 vs Martin County | 10-1 |
Perry County Central's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-16. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Powell County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Coming up, Perry County Central will be playing at home against Harlan County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Powell County, they will square off against Montgomery County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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