The Pleasure Ridge Park Panthers will challenge the Spencer County Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pleasure Ridge Park is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Male, who was ranked eighth at the time (Pleasure Ridge Park was ranked 18th). The Panthers lost 11-1 to the Bulldogs on Thursday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Kendra Lee was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Spencer County never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past Whitefield Academy 10-0. Considering the Bears have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Annalee Wood tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Kaylen Newton was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most triples she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Hunt, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Spencer County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whitefield Academy only posted an OBP of .059.
Pleasure Ridge Park's loss dropped their record down to 39-5. As for Spencer County, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Everything went Pleasure Ridge Park's way against Spencer County when the teams last played back in March, as Pleasure Ridge Park made off with a 17-5 victory. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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