Softball Game Preview: Greenup County Musketeers vs. Boyd County Lions

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Previous Games

05/05/25 - Home	7-11 L
03/21/25 - Away	12-1 W
04/18/24 - Home	9-7 W
04/18/24 - Home	9-8 W
04/21/23 - Away	11-5 W
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Greenup County has gone 8-2 against Boyd County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Musketeers will host the Lions at 6:00 p.m. Greenup County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Boyd County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Greenup County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Rowan County, who was ranked 11th at the time (Greenup County was ranked 16th). The Musketeers came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 5-1 on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Musketeers.

Five must be Boyd County's lucky number: they beat Johnson Central with that score not once but twice on Monday. The Lions beat the Golden Eagles by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Golden Eagles recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Boyd County got a great performance from Lacyn Black as she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. That's the most strikeouts Black has posted since back in April.

On the hitting side, Boyd County let Grace Stephens and Jaycie Goad run wild. Stephens went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run, while Goad got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Those three stolen bases gave Stephens a new career-high. Savanna Henderson was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.

Boyd County hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Johnson Central struck out nine times.

Boyd County pushed their record up to 23-13 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Greenup County, their victory bumped their record up to 22-5.

Greenup County came up short against Boyd County when the teams last played last Monday, falling 11-7. Can the Musketeers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.