The East Ridge Warriors will be playing at home against the Prestonsburg Blackcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in East Ridge's favor as the team sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Prestonsburg has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but East Ridge had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Floyd Central.
Meanwhile, Prestonsburg didn't have quite enough to beat Elliott County on Thursday and fell 5-3. That's two games in a row now that Prestonsburg has lost by exactly two runs.
Prestonsburg saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hailey Cline, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
East Ridge now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Prestonsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
East Ridge took their victory against Prestonsburg when the teams last played on April 8th by a conclusive 13-0. Will East Ridge repeat their success, or does Prestonsburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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