Garrard County extended their losing streak to five on Monday, dropping their season record down to 12-15 in the process. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southwestern Warriors. The Golden Lions were not able to make up for their defeat to the Warriors from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Southwestern, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-8. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games.
For Southwestern's part, Jayla Singleton tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kylie Dalton, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoie Lowery, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Garrard County has already played their next matchup (against Casey County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Southwestern, they will challenge Clinton County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something the Warriors surely won't give up without a fight.
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