Pleasure Ridge Park is on a 40-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Oldham County is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Panthers will host the Colonels at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Pleasure Ridge Park's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last seven contests.
Pleasure Ridge Park is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: McCracken County, who was ranked fourth at the time (Pleasure Ridge Park was ranked seventh). The Panthers were the clear victors by an 11-4 margin over the Mustangs on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 20 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Oldham County came up short against Male on Thursday and fell 6-3. The Colonels have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Oldham County got a good showing from Colton Davis, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Davis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Noah Stinson was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run.
Pleasure Ridge Park is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 30-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Oldham County, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14-1.
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