The Casey County Rebels will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rockcastle County Rockets at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Casey County will be strutting in after a victory while Rockcastle County will be coming in after a defeat.
Casey County will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Campbellsville, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Casey County came out on top in a nail-biter against Campbellsville on Thursday and snuck past 8-6.
Harmony Meece made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Meece has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Meece was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Casey County let Elizabeth Forbes and Kennedy Neat loose on the outfield. Forbes went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Neat scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Forbes has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aslan Wethington, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Rockcastle County came up short against West Jessamine on Tuesday and fell 8-5. Rockcastle County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ella Bussell was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two doubles. Kiley Dunaway was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Casey County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-15. As for Rockcastle County, their loss dropped their record down to 8-26.
Casey County came out on top in a nail-biter against Rockcastle County when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 9-7. Will Casey County repeat their success, or does Rockcastle County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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