The Boyle County Rebels will square off against the Nelson County Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Boyle County's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Nelson County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Nelson County will be up against a hot Boyle County team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Rebels walked away with a 6-3 victory over Washington County on Friday.
Kyler Claunch was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Caleb Branam was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted over his last nine matches. Another player making a difference was Austin Bodner, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Nelson County suffered their biggest loss since May 16, 2024 on Friday. They lost 8-1 to Campbellsville. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Nelson County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was D Minter, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Boyle County pushed their record up to 19-8 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Nelson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-9.
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