Belfry held on down the stretch to beat Johnson Central, 11-9, in a game played at Eagle Field on Friday night.
Noah Brown doubled twice and drove in six runs as the Pirates moved to 4-2. Jonah Adkins singled three times and added a pair of RBIs.
Ashton Deskins and Jake Varney hit solo home runs while Devin Jude singled twice, walked, and scored two runs.
Johnson Central, now 2-5, managed only three hits, one of those was a home run off the bat of losing pitcher Connor Lemaster. He drove in three runs.
Mason Baldwin singled, walked, scored, and added an RBI while Matt Crum singled, walked and scored both times. Gavin Crum scored twice.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
BF (4-2)….052 040 0 – 11-11-3
JC (2-5)…..150 030 0 – 9- 3-0
Pitching:
WP – Jonathan Banks
LP – Connor Lemaster
Hitting: Noah Bown 2-2b, bb, 6 RBI; Jonah Adkins 3-1b, 1r, 2RBI; Ashton Deskins solo-HR,; Jake Varney solo-HR; Devin Jude 2-1b, bb, 2r, Belfry; Connor Lemaster HR, bb, 3 RBI; Mason Baldwin 1b, bb, 1r, 1 RBI; Matt Crum 1b, bb, 2r; Gavin Crum 2r, Johnson Central.
Greenup County…6
Paintsville………..2
Paintsville saw an early lead slip away as Greenup County came from behind to beat the Tigers, 6-2, in a game played on Friday night.
The Tigers, now 5-2, managed two hits each from Ashton Miller and Grayson Peters. Both drove in one run. Harris Phelps had three hits and scored.
Connor Fugate was tagged with the loss.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY INNINGS R-H-E
GC(6-0)…..003 201 0 – 6-8-0
PV (5-2)…..101 000 0 – 2-8-3
Pitching:
WP – Carson Wireman
LP – Conner Fugate
Hitting: Ashton Miller 2-1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Grayson Peters 2-1b, 1 RBI; Harris Phelps 3-1b, 1r, Paintsville.
Buckhorn…..22
Jenkins……..12
Jenkins committed nine fielding errors and it opened the door as Buckhorn rolled to a 22-12 win at home over the Cavaliers on Friday night.
Trevor Davis took the loss as Jenkins dropped to 0-5.
Nicholas Ritchie had two singles and drove in four runs while Carter Howard singled, walked, scored, and batted in three.
Dawson Rodriquez had three hits, including a double, and added an RBI. Austin Johnson and Caleb Morgan both scored twice and added an RBI each.
At Buckhorn
SCORE BY INNINGS R-H-E
JK (0-5)…..220 035 – 12-11-9
BK (2-4)….259 303 – 22- 5-3
Pitching:
WP – Nick Whitaker
LP – Trevor Davis
Hitting: Nicholas Ritchie 2-1b, 4 RBI; Carter Howard 1b, bb, 1r, 3 RBI; Dawson Rodriquez 2b, 2-1b, 1 RBI; Austin Johnson 2-1b, bb, 2r, 1 RBI; Caleb Morgan 1b, bb, 2r, 1 RBI, Jenkins.
East Ridge………4
Betsy Layne……..3
East Ridge’s Dylan Burdine had a pair of doubles, including a clutch hit to score the winning run in the top of the seventh inning as the Warriors edged Betsy Layne, 4-3, in a road game on Friday night.
Burdine accounted for three RBIs as East Ridge won for the first time in three games. Winning pitcher Landon Robinson and Garret Jones each singled and scored.
Byron Tackett singled in two runs in the loss. Wilson Hsu, losing pitcher Brady Robinson and Brady Hall each singled and scored.
At Stanville
SCORE BY INNINGS R-H-E
ER (1-2)….000 021 1 – 4-5-4
BL (1-3)….000 021 0 – 3-6-1
Pitching:
WP – Landon Robinson
LP – Brady Robinson
Hitting: Dylan Burdine 2-2b, 3 RBI; Landon Robinson 1b, 1r; Garret Jones 1b, 1r, East Ridge; Byron Tackett 1b, 2 RBI; Wilson Hsu 1b, 1r; Brady Robinson 1b, 1r; Brady Hall 1b, 1r, Betsy Layne.
Lawrence County..11
Floyd Central……..1
Lawrence County erupted for six runs in the second inning and went on to beat Floyd Central, 11-1, in a game played on the home turf on Friday night.
Abner Collinsworth had two hits, including a home run, scored twice and batted in two runs as the Bulldogs moved to 5-1. Blue Fletcher added two hits, scored two runs an added an RBI.
Brayden Maynard singled twice and batted in a pair of runs while Will Lafferty singled, walked, and scored twice. Luke Patton added two hits and scored two runs while driving in one.
Jake Derifield was the winning pitcher.
Cole Lafferty had an RBI single in the loss while Jacob Bentley singled and scored. Max Martin had two hits.
Kolten Crum took the loss.
At Louisa
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
FC (2-2)….000 10 – 1- 5-3
LC (5-1)….063 2x – 11-11-1
Pitching:
WP – Jake Derifield
L+-P – Kolten Crum
Hitting: Cole Lafferty 1b, 1RBI; Jacob Bentley 1b, 1r; Max Martin 2-1b, Floyd Central;Abner Collingsworth HR, 1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Blue Fletcher 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Brayden Maynard 2-1b, 2 RBI; Will Lafferty 1b, bb, 2r; Luke Patton 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI, Lawrence County.
Pike Central…….3
Martin County…1
Pike Central pitcher Ben Huffman struck out eight batters and allowed only one hit as the Hawks slipped past Martin County, 3-1, in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Friday.
Peyton Compton had two hits, including a double, as the Hawks improved to 4-2. He scored one run. Patrick Mandrell added two singles and batted in one run while Caleb Mouton added an RBI.
Dawson Mills had the lone hit for the Cardinals, now 1-3. Colin Horn reached and scored.
Chase Preece was the tough-luck loser.
At Buckley’s Creek
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
MC (1-3)……000 001 0 – 1-1-2
PCC (4-2)…..003 000 x – 3-4-4
Pitching:
WP – Ben Huffman
LP – Chase Preece
Hitting: Dawson Mills 1b; Colin Horn 1r, Martin County, Peyton Compton 2b, 1b, 1r; Patrick Mandrell 2-1b, 1 RBI; Caleb Mouton 1 RBI, Pike Central.
Shelby Valley…13
Knott Central……8
Shelby Valley erased a four-run deficit with a 10-run, fifth inning to get past Knott Central, 13-8, in a road game played on Friday night.
Brady Bentley doubled and knocked in six runs while scoring twice as the Wildcats won their fourth straight game.
Brock Damron added two hits, including a double, scored twice and batted in three. Hunter Mullins, Samuel Brown, and winning pitcher Jaxson Damron all scored a pair of runs.
At Hindman
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
SV (4-2)…..200 0(10)0 1 – 13-5-7
KC (2-1)…..002 4 .20 0 – 8- 2-5
Pitching:
WP – Jaxson Damron
LP – Parker Williams
Hitting: Brady Bentley 2b, 2r, 6 RBI; Brock Damron 2b, 1b, 2r, 3 RBI; Hunter Mullins 1b, 2-bb, 2r; Samuel Brown 1b, bb, 2r; Jaxson Damron 2-bb, 2r, Shelby Valley.
Sissonville…….6
Chapmanville…2
Chapmanville’s Brody Dalton had a two-run, third inning double to give the Tigers a short-lived one run lead as Sissonville rallied for a 6-2 win in a game played at Ted Ellis Field on Friday night.
Losing pitcher Will Kirkendall singled and scored while Jacob Topping reached base and scored.
At Chapmanville
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
SV (4-0)…..001 300 2 – 6-5-2
CR (1-1)…..002 000 0 – 2-4-1
Pitching:
WP – Collin Cottrell
LP – Will Kirkendall
Hitting: Brody Dalton 2b, 1b, 2 RBI; Will Kirkendall 1b, 1r; Jacob Topping 1r, Chapmanville.
Logan………8
Winfield……0
Logan pitchers Joey Canterbury and Chad Burnette combined to toss a four-hit shutout as the Wildcats went on the road to Winfield and scored an 8-0 win on Friday night.
Jake Ramey had two hits, one a double, walked and batted in three runs as Logan moved to 2-0. Jared Burnette added a pair of base hits, driving in three runs and scoring twice. Aiden Slack tripled and scored.
At Winfield
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
LG (2-0)…..001 005 2 – 8-10-1
WF (5-2)…..000 000 0 – 0- 4-3
Pitching:
WP – Joey Canterbury
LP – Noah Bumgarner
Hitting: Jake Ramey 2b, 1b, bb, 3 RBI; Jared Burnette 2-1b, bb, 2r 3 RBI; Aiden Slack 3b, 1r, Logan.
Sherman…….7
Tug Valley….4
Tug Valley saw a three-run lead get away as Sherman rallied to stay unbeaten with a 7-4 win over the Panthers in Naugatuck on Friday night.
Alex Vance singled, walked and rove in one run while Ethan Fluty walked twice and scored.
Nicholas Alley was the losing pitcher.
At Naugatuck
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
SH (5-0)….100 032 1 – 7-9-2
TV (1-2)….031 000 0 – 4-1-4
Pitching:
WP – Tristian Clemens
LP – Nicholas Alley
Hitting: Alex Vance 1b, bb, 1 RBI; Ethan Fluty 2-bb, 1r, Tug Valley.