Whitley County is 0-6 against Southwestern since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Whitley County Colonels will be playing in front of their home fans against the Southwestern Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Whitley County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Whitley County is is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of Clay County by a score of 3-1.
Caylee Singleton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Amber Brown made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jadynn Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Southwestern entered their tilt with Green County with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Dragons out 6-5.
Whitley County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Southwestern, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Whitley County might still be hurting after the 18-4 loss they got from Southwestern in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southwestern's Jordyn McDonald, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Whitley County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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