The Bethlehem Eagles/Banshees will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Meade County Green Waves at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Bethlehem narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Nelson County 6-5.
Alexis Hume made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Hume was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Gabriella Luckett was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Malorie Thiel, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Meade County entered their tilt with Larue County with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hawks a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Not much got past Veronica Roberts, who gave up just four hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Larue County off the board. Those 14 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hannah Carter, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
Bethlehem pushed their record up to 16-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Meade County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Bethlehem might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Meade County in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Bethlehem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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