Softball Game Preview: Garrard County Golden Lions vs. Washington County Commanders

Garrard County is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Washington County an eight-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Garrard County Golden Lions will welcome the Washington County Commanders at 6:00 p.m. Washington County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Garrard County, who comes in off a win.

Garrard County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Frankfort get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory on Thursday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Golden Lions as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.

Emily Hounshell made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Hounshell was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one triple.

Zoe Jordon

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/10/25 @ Frankfort	2
03/27/25 vs Somerset	1
03/25/25 vs West Jessamine	1
03/22/25 vs Rockcastle County	1
03/22/25 vs Bourbon County	1

In other batting news, Garrard County let Jazlynn Shelton and Zoe Jordon run wild. Shelton scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Jordon scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Jordon a new career-high in RBI (two). Braylei Wade was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Garrard County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Frankfort only posted an OBP of .176.

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Washington County's offense. They lost 19-0 to Barren County on Thursday.

Washington County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Garrard County, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.

Garrard County took their win against Washington County in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 14-2 score. Will the Golden Lions repeat their success, or do the Commanders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.