Nicholas County waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Clay County Panthers. That's more bragging rights for Nicholas County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Grayson Kesterson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Caleb Burns, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Nicholas County's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4. As for Clay County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nicholas County will take on Woodrow Wilson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nicholas County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Clay County, they will head out on the road to square off against Wahama at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wahama's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Clay County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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