The Prestonsburg Blackcats will venture away from home to square off against the Jenkins Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Prestonsburg has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while Jenkins will come in with four straight wins.
On Thursday, Prestonsburg came up short against Pike County Central and fell 11-7.
Hailey Cline and Liv Williams did some serious damage despite the final result: Cline went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double, while Williams went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one triple, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that Williams has hit this season. Rachael Roberts was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Jenkins made easy work of Cordia on Wednesday and carried off a 19-1 victory. Considering the Cavaliers have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jenkins pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.9 runs over those games. As for Prestonsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
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