The Rockcastle County Rockets will challenge the Barbourville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Rockcastle County nor Barbourville posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Rockcastle County fell victim to North Laurel and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jaguars. The shutout was out of character for the Rockets seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, Barbourville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Bell County, falling 11-1.
Rockcastle County has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Barbourville, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
Rockcastle County took their victory against Barbourville in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 13-2 score. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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