Fleming County dropped to 11-11 on Thursday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They came up short against the Greenup County Musketeers, falling 15-0. The shutout was out of character for the Panthers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
As for Greenup County, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-9-1. Considering they have won eight games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Greenup County's part, the team relied heavily on Hunter Holbrook, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave Holbrook a new career-high. Kyler Robinson also deserves some recognition as he hit his first doubles of the season.
Looking ahead, Fleming County will head out to challenge Lewis County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Lions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.5 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Greenup County, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Montgomery County at 6:30 p.m. The Musketeers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Indians have averaged an impressive 8.4 runs per game this season.
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