The Elizabethtown Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Boyle County Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Elizabethtown comes in on four and Boyle County on ten.
Elizabethtown had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run drubbing they dealt John Hardin on Thursday. The Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 16 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Boyle County was not the first on the board on Wednesday, but they got there more often. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Garrard County, sneaking past 3-2.
The team relied heavily on Logan Perry, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Jarnagin, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Boyle County pushed their record up to 16-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Elizabethtown, their record is now 21-6.
Elizabethtown suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Boyle County in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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