The Floyd Central Jaguars have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Prestonsburg Blackcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Floyd Central nor Prestonsburg posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Floyd Central's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Morgan County 1-0.
The result came thanks to Mason Anderson's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jace Martin was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Grant Jenkins, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Prestonsburg lost 7-1 to Johnson Central on Tuesday.
Prestonsburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nic Kidd, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Floyd Central pushed their record up to 12-15 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Prestonsburg, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.
Floyd Central suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Prestonsburg in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Prestonsburg's Matt Welch, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Floyd Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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