The Edmonson County Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Grayson County Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Edmonson County will bounce into Monday's game after beating Butler County, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Edmonson County skirted past Butler County 5-4.
Julie Norris spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Autumn Simmons was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Addie Childress, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, Grayson County made sure to put some runs up on the board against Christian Academy-Louisville on Saturday. Everything went Grayson County's way against Christian Academy-Louisville as Grayson County made off with a 17-4 win.
Edmonson County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for Grayson County, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-9.
Edmonson County came up short against Grayson County in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 3-0. Can Edmonson County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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