The Central Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to face off against the Woodford County Yellowjackets at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Central came up short against DuPont Manual last Wednesday, falling 18-3. The Yellow Jackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Woodford County entered their contest against Eastern on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Yellowjackets took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The game marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Woodford County got a good showing from Kylie Stamper, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Stamper has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Woodford County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Norah Ashburn, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Central's record is now 0-2. As for Woodford County, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 3-5-1.
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