The Rockcastle County Rockets will head out on the road to square off against the Southwestern Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rockcastle County is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
Rockcastle County will head into Tuesday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Casey County on Tuesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the eight-point loss they were dealt on Monday. Rockcastle County fell just short of Casey County by a score of 9-7.
Ella Bussell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Makayla Coffey was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Southwestern stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over McCreary Central.
Jordyn McDonald made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). McDonald has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. McDonald was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Southwestern got a massive performance out of Kylie Dalton, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Abigail Whitescarver, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Rockcastle County's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Southwestern, their win bumped their record up to 14-7.
Rockcastle County came up short against Southwestern in their previous meeting back in March, falling 10-6. Can Rockcastle County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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