The Spencer County Bears will be playing at home against the North Bullitt Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Spencer County finally turned things around against Shelby County on Thursday. Spencer County came out on top against Shelby County by a score of 12-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Spencer County considering their two-run performance the match before.
Riley Booth spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits. It was the first time this season that she pitched five or more innings.
At the plate, Brooklyn Hunt was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. Lilly Long was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Bullitt put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Christian Educational Consortium with a sharp 13-3 victory. That's two games straight that North Bullitt has won by exactly ten runs.
North Bullitt also let their pitcher toss all six innings played and she was also dialed-in: Amree Hammons gave up only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. Hammons has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alia Pearce was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bella Markwell, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Spencer County's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for North Bullitt, they pushed their record up to 8-12 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Spencer County might still be hurting after the 11-5 defeat they got from North Bullitt in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Spencer County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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