The Barren County Trojans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Larue County Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Barren County's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Barren County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Allen County-Scottsville 17-3.
Gracie Myatt was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Myatt has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Myatt was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Barren County let Norah Shirley and Katie Murphy loose on the outfield. Shirley fired off three home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4, while Murphy went 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Maude Forrester was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Larue County came up short against Apollo on Saturday and fell 7-4.
Erin Hornback made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Barren County's win was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-8. As for Larue County, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-9-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Barren County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Larue County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Barren County took their victory against Larue County in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 19-3. Does Barren County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Larue County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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