Southwestern's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They came out on top against the Garrard County Golden Lions by a score of 22-18. This was payback for Southwestern, who suffered an 8-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
For Garrard County's part, Molly Abney was cooking despite her team's loss, going 4-for-6 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Abney has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazlyn Shelton, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Southwestern is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Garrard County, they dropped their record down to 9-13 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southwestern will square off against Pulaski County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pulaski County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Southwestern's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Garrard County, they will head out on the road to challenge South Laurel at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Garrard County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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