Graves County fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Christian County on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Christian County Colonels by a score of 6-5. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Graves County in their matchups with Christian County: they've now lost seven in a row.
Brooklyn Cole was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out 16 batters over 8.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Cole was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Isabella Prather made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ginger Martin, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Graves County's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Christian County, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-6-1.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Apollo the next time they take the field. Graves County will head out to face Apollo at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Christian County will play them later in the day, at 11:00 a.m.
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