Bullitt East put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fern Creek Tigers a 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bullitt East.
Mackenzie Mingus tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Emma Thompson and Katlyn McDonald did most of the damage at the plate: Thompson scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while McDonald went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Carly Bryant, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Bullitt East has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Fern Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-15.
Bullitt East will face off against Mercy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bullitt East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. Fern Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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