After flying high against Warren Central last Thursday, Bowling Green came back down to earth. The Bowling Green Purples took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Edmonson County Wildcats on Friday. Bowling Green has not had much luck with Edmonson County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Bowling Green saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nyah Perkins, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Edmonson County's side, Julie Norris made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Norris has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Norris was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Emma Price and Makayla Hogg did most of the damage at the plate: Price scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Hogg scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Kylee Williams was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Bowling Green's loss dropped their record down to 7-21. As for Edmonson County, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-11.
Bowling Green will head out on the road to challenge Warren East at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Edmonson County, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Todd County Central at 6:00 p.m. Todd County Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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