Elizabethtown is 3-0 against Washington County since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Elizabethtown Panthers are on the road again to play the Washington County Commanders at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Elizabethtown's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Christian Academy-Louisville on Thursday. They fell just short of the Centurions by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Elizabethtown's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Hayden Willett was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 13 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Even though they lost, Elizabethtown didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christian Academy-Louisville only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Washington County came up short against Adair County last Monday and fell 11-8.
Elizabethtown has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-13 record this season. As for Washington County, they now have a losing record at 8-9-1.
Everything went Elizabethtown's way against Washington County in their previous matchup back in April of 2017 as Elizabethtown made off with a 15-6 win. Does Elizabethtown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Washington County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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