There's no place like home for Breathitt County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Paintsville Tigers on Monday. For Breathitt County, this counts as revenge for the 14-11 defeat Paintsville walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2018.
Catlin Pennington was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over 5.2 innings pitched. Pennington has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Pennington was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Olivia Clemons was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Chloey Hayes was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Paintsville's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylyn Woods, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Breathitt County pushed their record up to 14-7 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Paintsville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Breathitt County will be playing in front of their home fans against Wolfe County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Breathitt County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Paintsville, they will head out on the road to challenge Magoffin County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Paintsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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