Graves County put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats as the Graves County Eagles made off with a 14-1 win. While fans of Graves County might be used to big wins, the 13-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Graves County got a great performance from Anna Rogers as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Rogers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Graves County let Brooklyn Cole and Anna Davis loose on the outfield. Cole went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Davis went 2-for-4 with five RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Wimsatt, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Franklin-Simpson's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kloie Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Graves County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Franklin-Simpson, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-14 record this season.
Graves County will head out on the road to face off against Allen County-Scottsville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Graves County's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Allen County-Scottsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Franklin-Simpson, they will head out on the road to square off against Paducah Tilghman at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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