Softball Recap: Thursday's Loss Ends East Carter's Winning Streak

Raiders

Previous 5 Games

05/08/25 vs Bath County	4-8
05/07/25 @ Portsmouth West	11-3
05/06/25 vs Lewis County	10-2
05/02/25 @ Spring Valley	4-2
04/24/25 @ Hurricane	6-2

It was a good run, but East Carter unfortunately witnessed the end of their 13-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 8-4 to the Bath County Wildcats. If the Raiders were looking for revenge after losing 11-1 to the Wildcats when the teams met back in May of 2022, then they'll just have to keep looking.

East Carter saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Laken Knipp, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs. Knipp is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last nine games she's played. Shelby Felty was another, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.

East Carter's loss dropped their record down to 25-5. As for Bath County, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-6.

East Carter and Bath County should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Kentucky Rankings. The Raiders will challenge Portsmouth at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (33 vs. 417). Meanwhile, Bath County (ranked 47th) will meet Bourbon County (ranked 146th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.