Greenup County is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Russell is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Greenup County Musketeers will take on the Russell Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Greenup County will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Lewis County, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Greenup County skirted past Lewis County 4-3.
Josey Kegley spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on ten hits and racked up nine Ks. Those nine strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Skyler Lawrence was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Branim, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Russell faced Bath County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Russell walked away with an 11-8 victory over Bath County. Russell's win was all the more impressive since Bath County was averaging only 3.13 runs allowed on the season.
Russell got a massive performance out of Karson Honaker, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Ava Howard was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Greenup County's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Russell, their win bumped their record up to 15-4.
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