The Bullitt East Chargers will head out on the road to square off against the Floyd Central Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Bullitt East needed a bit of extra time to put away Male. They skirted past the Bulldogs 2-1. Winning may never get old, but Bullitt East sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Floyd Central put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Jennings County with a sharp 11-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Floyd Central.
The team relied heavily on Peyton Drummond, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Addy Ware was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Bullitt East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Floyd Central, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Bullitt East hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Floyd Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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