The Licking Valley Panthers will take on the Kenton Ridge Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Licking Valley sitting on 12 straight wins and Kenton Ridge on 29.
Licking Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Clinton-Massie 2-1.
Emory Whisner made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 16 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and one stolen base.
Whisner wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Penick, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one RBI.
Meanwhile, while Kenton Ridge put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Taylor. The Cougars were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over the Yellowjackets. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won 26 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Licking Valley's record is now 23-4. As for Kenton Ridge, their record now sits at 29-0.
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