Softball Recap: Bleckley County Royals vs. Dublin Fighting Irish
Bleckley County entered their tilt with Dublin on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They never let the Dublin Fighting Irish onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won ten matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Addison Hill was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Hill was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Kaylee Rae Barrs was excellent, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jada Davis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bleckley County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dublin only tossed three.
Bleckley County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Dublin, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bleckley County will face off against Academy for Classical Education at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Dublin, they will square off against Jefferson County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Dublin is facing Jefferson County at the right time seeing as Jefferson County is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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