After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Larue County finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Meade County Green Waves. Larue County has not had much luck with Meade County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Meade County's part, the result came thanks to Veronica Roberts's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 14 Ks. Those 14 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hannah Carter, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
Larue County's defeat dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Meade County, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Larue County will head out on the road to face off against Lyon County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Larue County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Lyon County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Meade County, they will be playing at home against Bethlehem at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meade County is on a six-game streak of home wins, Bethlehem a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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