Softball Recap: Bleckley County Royals vs. Jefferson County Warriors
Bleckley County's game on Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Jefferson County Warriors a 12-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Royals considering their one-run performance the game before.
Kaylee Rae Barrs made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Barrs was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bleckley County got a big performance out of Cayleigh Francis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Francis also put up two hits, which wereher first of the season. Another player making a difference was Emmie Williams, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bleckley County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The last time their batting average was this high was back in October of 2023.
Bleckley County's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Jefferson County, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Bleckley County will head out to face off against Northeast at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bleckley County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Jefferson County, they will square off against Glascock County at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Glascock County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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