Breathitt County is 10-0 against Jackson City since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Breathitt County Bobcats will be playing at home against the Jackson City Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Breathitt County has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Jackson City will arrive with five straight victories.
Breathitt County lost 10-1 to Rowan County on Thursday.
Breathitt County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sebastian Howard, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Howard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Jackson City owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They came out on top against Lynn Camp by a score of 5-0.
Caige Ellis made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Ellis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Payton Tharp was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. Kannan Lovins was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Breathitt County's loss dropped their record down to 16-15. As for Jackson City, they pushed their record up to 11-10 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Breathitt County's way against Jackson City in their previous meeting back in April as Breathitt County made off with a 13-2 victory. Will Breathitt County repeat their success, or does Jackson City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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