Patrick County stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Floyd County Buffaloes as the Patrick County Cougars made off with an 11-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Patrick County.
Mckenzie Holt was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Holt has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Holt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Lauren Hazelwood was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Journey Moore, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Patrick County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Floyd County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
Patrick County will be playing in front of their home fans against Alleghany at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Patrick County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Floyd County, they will head out on the road to face off against Carroll County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Carroll County's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Floyd County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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