Softball Preview: Dixie Heights Colonels vs. Bracken County Polar Bears
The Dixie Heights Colonels will head out on the road to challenge the Bracken County Polar Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Dixie Heights finally turned things around against Notre Dame Academy on Tuesday. Dixie Heights had just enough and edged Notre Dame Academy out 5-4.
Riley Hopkins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Skylar Mitchell, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Taylor Ingram, who went 4-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Bracken County came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Panthers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-0. Considering Bracken County has won ten matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Dixie Heights' record now sits at 4-8. As for Bracken County, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
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