The Rockcastle County Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the Southwestern Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Rockcastle County hadn't beaten Casey County on the road since April 24, 2023 but that history sure didn't bother them on Tuesday. The Rockets blew past the Rebels 11-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Rockets have posted against the Rebels since April 19, 2022.
Sydney Holcomb spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks.
Lauren Hensley
| 04/22/25 @ Casey County | 3 |
| 04/18/25 vs Russell County | 2 |
| 04/17/25 @ Lincoln County | 2 |
| 04/15/25 vs Pulaski County | 2 |
| 04/07/25 @ Somerset | 2 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lauren Hensley, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Macy Spivey, who went 2-for-5 with three runs and two RBI.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Southwestern and McCreary Central had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Warriors' pitchers stepped up to hand the Raiders an 18-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Warriors have beaten the Raiders the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Raiders has come to flipping the script.
Rockcastle County pushed their record up to 13-9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Southwestern, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Rockcastle County came up short against Southwestern when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 4-0. Can the Rockets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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