Bleckley County is 10-0 against Dublin since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bleckley County Royals will host the Dublin Fighting Irish at 5:30 p.m. Bleckley County will be strutting in after a win while Dublin will be coming in after a loss.
Bleckley County took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Jefferson County a 12-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Royals considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Kaylee Rae Barrs was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Barrs was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bleckley County got a big performance out of Cayleigh Francis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Francis also hit two hits, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Emmie Williams, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bleckley County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The last time their batting average was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Dublin lost 12-3 to Academy for Classical Education on Thursday.
Like Bleckley County, Dublin also got a great game from a two-way player: Caitlyn Nesbitt. She struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and nine unearned) runs off five hits. Nesbitt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Derricka Lewis was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Bleckley County's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Dublin, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Bleckley County was able to grind out a solid win over Dublin when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 6-3. Will Bleckley County repeat their success, or does Dublin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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