DuPont Manual dropped their record down to 16-8 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Meade County Green Waves by a score of 1-0. The Crimsons were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior), but the Green Waves' pitcher proved too tough.
Hailey Kincaid spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
As for Meade County, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games.
On Meade County's side, the result came thanks to Kaelyn Ledford's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Meade County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Annsley Adkisson, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Those two hits gave Adkisson a new career-high.
Coming up, DuPont Manual will venture away from home to face off against Butler at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Meade County, they will challenge South Warren at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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