With a playoff game on the line, Connersville rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Franklin County Wildcats and snuck past 9-8. The win was familiar territory for Connersville who now have four in a row.
Taylynn Selby was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Selby was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rayleigh Bresher, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Maggie Spurlock, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Franklin County's side, they got a massive performance out of Brooke Stang, who went 4-for-4 with three doubles and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Tiffany Billman, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Connersville has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Franklin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-12.
Connersville is on the road again on Tuesday to play Silver Creek at 6:00 p.m. Silver Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. Franklin County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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