The Barren County Trojans will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Hart County Raiders at 5:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Barren County's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Hart County has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Barren County can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They never let Cumberland County onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. That's two games straight that Barren County has won by exactly ten runs.
Chloe Witcher tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Riley Reed was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Katie Murphy, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Hart County fell victim to a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Larue County on Thursday.
Barren County's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Hart County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Barren County took their win against Hart County when the teams last played back in May of 2019 by a conclusive 10-0. Does Barren County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hart County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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