East Carter and Boyd County are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The East Carter Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Boyd County Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Carter is returning to their home field after beating Raceland on theirs, despite the fact Raceland has dominated at home this season. East Carter came out on top in a nail-biter against Raceland on Monday and snuck past 5-3.
Payton Rice made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Rice has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rice was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trina Porter, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Emily Biddle was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Boyd County owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They came out on top against Johnson Central by a score of 4-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Boyd County.
East Carter has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. As for Boyd County, the victory got them back to even at 19-19.
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