After flying high against Mercy McAuley last Wednesday, Dixie Heights came back down to earth. The Dixie Heights Colonels fell just short of the Bracken County Polar Bears by a score of 7-6 on Thursday.
Taylor Ingram was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Taylor Dawalt was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Dixie Heights has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Bracken County, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Dixie Heights will head out on the road to take on Fern Creek at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Bracken County, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Bishop Brossart at 5:00 p.m. Bracken County is facing Bishop Brossart at the right time seeing as Bishop Brossart is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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