The Nicholas County Bluejackets have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Newport Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Nicholas County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Harrison County on Thursday. They lost 9-0 to the Thorobreds. The loss continues a trend for Nicholas County in their matchups with Harrison County: they've now lost four in a row.
Nicholas County got a good showing from Corbin Fryman, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Nicholas County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lincoln Morris, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Newport is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 19-5 to Robertson County on Wednesday.
Aiden Foley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Nicholas County's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Newport, their loss dropped their record down to 0-19.
Nicholas County was able to grind out a solid victory over Newport in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, winning 6-2. Will Nicholas County repeat their success, or does Newport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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