The Flippin Bobcats lost 9-3 to the Cave City Cavemen on Friday.
Kelsey Hickey was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in earned runs (zero). She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rylee Hickey was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. That stolen base was her first of the season.
Flippin's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Cave City, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Flippin Bobcats challenge Valley Springs Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Flippin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Cave City, they will square off against Bergman at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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