Allen Central senior pitcher Austin Prater got the win, throwing six innings for the Rebels. Eighth-grader Dalton Lawson pitched the seventh inning for the host Allen Central baseball team.
The Rebels improved to 4-8 after registering the win.
Paintsville slipped to 5-7 following the loss.
Junior Jake Prater was 3-for-4 with a double and a solo homerun for the Rebels. Jake Prater picked up 3 RBI in the non-district win.
Freshman Junior Handshoe went 3-for-4 with a leadoff double for the Rebels.
“We played much better than we have the last week,” Allen Central Coach Josh Todd commented. “Our pitchers hit their spots and we put the ball in play and gave ourselves an opportunity to score runs.”
The Rebels are not scheduled to face Paintsville again during the regular-season.






