The Meade County Green Waves will head out on the road to square off against the Floyd Central Highlanders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Meade County sitting on five straight victories and Floyd Central on seven.
On Saturday, Meade County had just enough and edged out Christian County 2-1.
The team relied heavily on Kendall Buchanan, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Floyd Central never let their opponents score on Monday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Brownstown Central.
Emmy Miller looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Floyd Central's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nora Koehler, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Floyd Central hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in seven consecutive matches.
Floyd Central's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Meade County, their record now sits at 16-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Meade County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Floyd Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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