Todd County Central went on the road to Morton’s Gap on Thursday night, dropping both games of a doubleheader with Hopkins County Central, 16-2 and 13-0. The Rebels slip to 3-14 overall, with the Storm on a three-game win streak to improve to 4-11.
After a run in the first, the Storm used a 10-run second to take control of the opening game. The Rebels got one back in the bottom of the inning when 8th grader Will Kearns came home on a double-play.
The Rebels scored again in the top of the fourth when Kearns drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in freshman Jameson Hunt, but trailed 14-2. The Storm added 2 more in the bottom of the inning, ending the game after five innings.
Sophomore Dylan Hurt took the loss for the Rebels, lasting 1.2 innings while giving-up 10 runs on six hits with a couple of strikeouts and two walks. Sophomore Bryce Nolan worked 2.0 innings, yielding 6 runs, 3 earned, on three hits with four walks and a couple of strikeouts.
Nolan and 8th grader Tanner Farmer each had a hit, freshman Ethan Bicksler drew two walks, with Hunt and Bicksler each scoring once.
Junior Austin Scarbrough went the distance for the win, allowing 2 runs, 1 earned, on two hits with nine strikeouts and six walks. Sophomore Hayden Smith led the Storm attack at 2-4 with 5 RBI.
The Rebels’ struggles continued in the second game, as they could only muster one hit on the way to a 13-0 loss. A 9-run third inning did most of the damage for Hopkins Central, aided by four Todd County errors.
Senior McKinley Griggs took the loss, pitching 1.1 innings while surrendering 3 runs, 1 earned, on three hits with a couple of strikeouts and four walks. Hunt went the rest of the way, allowing 10 runs, 5 earned, on seven hits with three strikeouts and four walks. Senior Nick Tutor had the Rebels’ lone hit.
Sophomore Colin Garrett earned the win, throwing 4.2 innings while only allowing one hits with a couple of strikeouts and a walk. Junior Jacob Morphew and sophomore Blake Herring each had a hit and 2 RBI for the Storm.
The Rebels return to the field on Monday when the 4-8 Dawson Springs Panthers make the trip to Elkton.
