Softball Preview: Barren County Trojans vs. Franklin-Simpson Wildcats
Barren County is 8-2 against Franklin-Simpson since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Barren County Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Barren County will be looking to keep their 17-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Barren County had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Warren East.
Katie Murphy made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Elmore, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Franklin-Simpson never let their opponents score on Monday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over East Robertson.
Barren County's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-8. As for Franklin-Simpson, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Barren County beat Franklin-Simpson 7-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Does Barren County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Franklin-Simpson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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