After five games on the road, Nicholas County is heading back home. They will take on the Owen County Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nicholas County will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Bourbon County, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Nicholas County came out on top in a nail-biter against Bourbon County on Thursday and snuck past 6-5.
Austin White tossed a big game, tossing 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Nicholas County's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cash Linville, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Owen County was able to grind out a solid victory over Henry County on Tuesday, taking the game 6-3.
Cayden Dezarn was excellent, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Kemper, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The win got Nicholas County back to even at 6-6. As for Owen County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Everything went Nicholas County's way against Owen County in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 as Nicholas County made off with a 24-14 victory. Does Nicholas County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Owen County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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