On Thursday, Lincoln County faced Cabell Midland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lincoln County Panthers came out on top against the Cabell Midland Knights by a score of 6-2. The victory was familiar territory for Lincoln County who now have six in a row.
Ryleigh Shull was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. Shull was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Rebecca Pennington was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs. Another player making a difference was Josie Bird, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
On Cabell Midland's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Bell, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Rebecca Conrad was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Cabell Midland hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln County struck out eight times.
Lincoln County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Cabell Midland, their loss ended a 22-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 24-5.
Lincoln County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cabell Midland, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Boyd County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cabell Midland's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Boyd County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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