Softball Preview: Boyd County Lions vs. Blazer Tomcats
The Boyd County Lions will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Blazer Tomcats at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Blazer is hoping to do on Tuesday what Fairview couldn't on Monday: put an end to Boyd County's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Boyd County put the hurt on Fairview with a sharp 16-5 victory. That's two games straight that Boyd County has won by exactly 11 runs.
Brooke Jacobs made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Jacobs was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Boyd County got a massive performance out of Savanna Henderson, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Gracie Gilbert, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Blazer put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lewis County a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Blazer considering their two-run performance the match before.
Boyd County's win bumped their record up to 14-12. As for Blazer, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Boyd County came out on top in a nail-biter against Blazer in their previous meeting on Tuesday, sneaking past 4-2. Does Boyd County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blazer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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