McCreary Central and Barbourville are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The McCreary Central Raiders are on the road again on Friday to play the Barbourville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
McCreary Central's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Williamsburg as McCreary Central made off with a 16-0 victory.
Kase Spradlin looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Benjamin Irvin was a standout: he went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Noah Shook, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Barbourville got the win against Middlesboro on Friday by a conclusive 9-3.
McCreary Central's win bumped their record up to 23-7. As for Barbourville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season.
McCreary Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Barbourville when the teams last played back in March, winning 8-4. Does McCreary Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Barbourville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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