The Allen County-Scottsville Patriots will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the McCreary Central Raiders at 12:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Allen County-Scottsville: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while McCreary Central has snatched up seven consecutive wins on the road.
Things were looking good for Allen County-Scottsville after they put the first points on the board last Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Hart County by a score of 3-2. That's two games in a row now that Allen County-Scottsville has lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, McCreary Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Bell County on Friday.
Kase Spradlin looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, McCreary Central's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carter Gabbard, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Allen County-Scottsville's loss dropped their record down to 4-19. As for McCreary Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
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