Softball Game Preview: Barren County Trojans vs. Clinton County Bulldogs

Trojans

Runs

04/18/25 @ Grayson County	17
04/17/25 vs Allen County-Scottsville	7
04/15/25 vs Warren East	10
04/12/25 @ East Rutherford	7
04/11/25 @ East Jessamine	3
+ 10 more games

Barren County has gone a perfect 4-0 against Clinton County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Trojans will look to defend their home field against the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Barren County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.

Barren County's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Grayson County 17-0. The Trojans have beaten the Cougars the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Cougars has come to flipping the script.

Adley Cunningham looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kaitie Elmore, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Briley Aidala, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.

Barren County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Clinton County narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cookeville 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.

Clinton County pushed their record up to 17-6 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Barren County, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.

Barren County came out on top in a nail-biter against Clinton County in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.