Golden Lions
| 04/10/25 @ Frankfort | 17 |
| 03/21/25 vs Danville Christian Academy | 12 |
| 03/22/25 vs Bourbon County | 11 |
| 03/21/25 vs Danville Christian Academy | 10 |
| 03/10/25 vs Shelby County | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Garrard County). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Frankfort Panthers a 17-0 shutout on Thursday. The Golden Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by nine runs or more this season.
Emily Hounshell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Hounshell was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one triple.
In other batting news, Jazlynn Shelton and Zoe Jordon did most of the damage at the plate: Shelton scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Jordon scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave Shelton a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bentley Cooper, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Garrard County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Frankfort only posted an OBP of .176.
Garrard County moved to 7-7 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for Frankfort, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Coming up, Garrard County will be playing at home against Washington County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Golden Lions are on a three-game streak of home losses, and the Commanders an eight-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck. As for Frankfort, they will challenge Franklin County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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