Softball Recap: Rockcastle County Gets the Win

Rockcastle County won the last time they faced Jackson County and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Rockets walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Generals. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.

Rayleigh Hancock

Hits

05/06/25 @ Jackson County	2
04/24/25 @ Southwestern	1
04/17/25 @ Lincoln County	0
03/22/25 @ Garrard County	1
03/21/25 vs Madison Southern	2

Rayleigh Hancock made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits. Hancock was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Macy Spivey, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Lovell, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Rockcastle County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Rockcastle County's win bumped their record up to 15-12-1. As for Jackson County, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season.

Rockcastle County will face off against Southwestern at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Rockets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Jackson County, they will take on Leslie County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.