Estill County waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs a 2-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Estill County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Jax Niece, who gave up just six hits and racked up six Ks to keep Hazard off the board. Niece has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Estill County's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jakston Schnarr, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Estill County pushed their record up to 16-17 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hazard, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-12.
Estill County will take on Hopkinsville at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Estill County has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Hazard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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