Barren County waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Larue County Hawks. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Barren County also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Shea Bogue spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Norah Shirley was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Katie Murphy, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Larue County's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paisley Williams, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Barren County pushed their record up to 25-8 with that victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. As for Larue County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-10-1.
Barren County will head out on the road to challenge Clinton County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Larue County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pleasure Ridge Park at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Larue County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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