Baseball Recap: Barren County Picks Up 13th Consecutive Win

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Previous Games

05/08/25 vs Russell County	6-5
05/07/25 vs Glasgow	3-2
05/06/25 @ Glasgow	6-1
04/29/25 @ Allen County-Scottsville	4-1
04/28/25 vs Allen County-Scottsville	10-9
+ 8 more games

Barren County entered their tilt with Russell County on Thursday with 12 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 13. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Lakers. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Barren County's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Reece, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Reece has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another was JP Hyde, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

Barren County pushed their record up to 20-6 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Russell County, their loss dropped their record down to 18-10.

Coming up, Barren County will venture away from home to square off against Logan County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Russell County, they will host Elizabethtown at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.