The Monroe County Falcons will head out to challenge the Edmonson County Wildcats on Saturday. Monroe County has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 19.
Monroe County made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Russellville, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Falcons fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 9-7 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Falcons have suffered since March 25th.
Kendal Bautista made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Kylie Norris also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Edmonson County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Franklin-Simpson, sneaking past 13-12. The win made it back-to-back victories for Edmonson County.
Haley Sanders and Jolee Vincent did most of the damage at the plate: Sanders got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one stolen base and one run, while Vincent got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Emma Davis was another key player, earning two RBI and one run.
The victory got Edmonson County back to even at 12-12. As for Monroe County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14-1.
Monroe County couldn't quite finish off Edmonson County in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 and fell 7-5. Can the Falcons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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