Daviess County is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Eastern is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Panthers will host the Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Daviess County will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Daviess County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Owensboro on Thursday as they made off with a 20-5 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 13 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Annie Newman was a standout: she fired off two home runs, eight RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-2. That's the most home runs she has posted over her last seven games. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Hancock, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Daviess County hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Eastern faced Highlands in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Eagles sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Bluebirds. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since April 14th.
Eastern's win bumped their record up to 22-6. As for Daviess County, their victory bumped their record up to 19-2.
Daviess County came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastern when the teams last played back in April of 2018, sneaking past 2-0. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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