On Thursday, Greenup County faced Russell in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Greenup County Musketeers skirted past the Russell Red Devils 6-5. The victory was nothing new for Greenup County as they're now sitting on five straight.
Josey Kegley spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Skyler Lawrence, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Maddy Steele, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI.
On Russell's side, they also let their pitcher toss all 8.1 innings and she was also dialed-in: Audrey Patel gave up six earned runs on eight hits and racked up 17 Ks. Patel has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 18 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ava Howard was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Bella Hall was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Russell didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Greenup County pushed their record up to 13-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Russell, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5.
Greenup County has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Raceland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Russell, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against South Webster at 12:00 p.m. Russell is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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