Berea hasn't had much luck against Garrard County recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Golden Lions at 6:00 p.m. Berea will be strutting in after a victory while Garrard County will be coming in after a defeat.
On Saturday, Berea got the win against Holmes by a conclusive 12-1. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 11 runs or more this season.
Addison Shouse was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Shouse was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kelsey Slone, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Tess McLin was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Casey County hit Garrard County with a five-run sixth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Golden Lions came up short against the Rebels, falling 12-2. The loss continues a trend for the Golden Lions in their meetings with the Rebels: they've now lost four in a row.
Garrard County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Murphy, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
The win got Berea back to even at 8-8. As for Garrard County, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Berea suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Garrard County in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Pirates avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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