On Tuesday, Spencer County faced Woodford County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Spencer County Bears walked away with a 5-1 win over the Woodford County Yellowjackets. The victory was familiar territory for Spencer County who now have six in a row.
For Woodford County's part, Taylor Penn put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Penn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Penn was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Penn wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Justus Wertzler, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Spencer County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-2 record this season. As for Woodford County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-6.
Spencer County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Woodford County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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