The Rockcastle County Rockets are on the road again on Monday to play the Casey County Rebels at 8:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Rockcastle County came up short against West Jessamine and fell 8-5.
Ella Bussell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run and two doubles. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kiley Dunaway, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Casey County has not done well against Campbellsville recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Casey County skirted past Campbellsville 8-6.
Harmony Meece made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Meece was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Elizabeth Forbes and Kennedy Neat did most of the damage at the plate: Forbes went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Neat scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Gaeda Gertler was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Rockcastle County has been struggling recently as they've lost 16 of their last 19 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-26 record this season. As for Casey County, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-15.
Rockcastle County couldn't quite finish off Casey County in their previous matchup back in April and fell 9-7. Can Rockcastle County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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