On Thursday, Elizabethtown faced Meade County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Elizabethtown Panthers fell just short of the Meade County Green Waves by a score of 3-1. Elizabethtown has not had much luck with Meade County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Taytum Spiers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Elizabethtown saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emil Schmidt, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Meade County's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Veronica Roberts gave up one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hannah Carter, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Elizabethtown's loss dropped their record down to 19-3. As for Meade County, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elizabethtown will challenge Green County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Meade County, they will head out on the road to square off against Breckinridge County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meade County is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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