The Rockcastle County Rockets will head out on the road to square off against the Estill County Engineers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rockcastle County will be strutting in after a win while Estill County will be coming in after a defeat.
Rockcastle County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Lincoln County on Tuesday as they made off with a 15-4 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Rockets with their most commanding win of the season.
Sydney Holcomb made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Holcomb was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Addi Lovell was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March. Sadie Osborne also deserves some recognition as she hit her first doubles of the season.
Rockcastle County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .639. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Estill County fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against North Laurel on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 5-4. The Engineers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Estill County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Henderson, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Callee Snowden was another, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with two runs.
Rockcastle County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-13-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Estill County, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-9.
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