On Monday, Bullitt East faced Oldham County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bullitt East Chargers came out on top against the Oldham County Colonels by a score of 7-3. That's more bragging rights for Bullitt East, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mackenzie Mingus spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Emma Thompson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Courtney Bass, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Bullitt East is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Oldham County, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-7.
Bullitt East will head out on the road to take on Eastern at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Oldham County, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against DuPont Manual at 6:00 p.m. DuPont Manual is coming into the game with three straight victories on the road, so Oldham County will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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