Southwestern is 5-0 against Casey County since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Southwestern Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Casey County Rebels at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southwestern's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Rockcastle County by a score of 4-0. The win was familiar territory for Southwestern who now have three in a row.
Jayla Singleton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Jordyn McDonald was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Macie Gwin, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Casey County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Indians 7-5. That's two games straight that Casey County has won by exactly two runs.
Southwestern has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Casey County, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Everything went Southwestern's way against Casey County when the teams last played back in March of 2022 as Southwestern made off with a 17-5 win. Does Southwestern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Casey County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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