The Bell County Bobcats will head out to face off against the McCreary Central Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bell County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so McCreary Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
It was a proper cat-fight when Bell County faced off against Barbourville on Wednesday. The Bobcats beat the Tigers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. Considering the Bobcats have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Holden Clark
| 05/07/25 @ Barbourville | 3 |
| 05/01/25 vs Knox Central | 1 |
| 04/02/25 @ First Coast | 1 |
| 03/31/25 @ Menendez | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Williamsburg | 1 |
Bell County got a massive performance out of Holden Clark, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave Clark a new career-high. Cooper Brock was another key player, going 1-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, McCreary Central didn't have quite enough to beat Clay County on Tuesday and fell 6-5. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Joshua Weaver and Jackson Strunk stepped up to the plate in a big way. Weaver went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Strunk went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Bell County is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for McCreary Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
Bell County might still be hurting after the 14-5 loss they got from McCreary Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Bobcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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