The Meade County Green Waves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sacred Heart Valkyries at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meade County will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
Last Monday, Meade County had just enough and edged Owensboro Catholic out 2-1.
Veronica Roberts spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Autumn Rodgers, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Butler by a score of 5-3.
Sacred Heart also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Sadie Hayes gave up just two earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Sacred Heart saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tatum Etheridge, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Isabella Boyd, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meade County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Sacred Heart, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-11-1.
Meade County took their victory against Sacred Heart in their previous matchup back in May of 2019 by a conclusive 13-0. Will Meade County repeat their success, or does Sacred Heart have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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