Pulaski County is 1-8 against Whitley County since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pulaski County Maroons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Whitley County Colonels at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Pulaski County was able to grind out a solid victory over Garrard County, taking the game 6-2. That's two games straight that Pulaski County has won by exactly four runs.
Skylar Stringer looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Keegan Measel, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Farmer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Whitley County can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They never let Rockcastle County onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Whitley County as they're now sitting on six straight.
Whitley County got a massive performance out of Bryce Anderson, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Hunter Wilson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Pulaski County and bumps their season record up to 16-9. As for Whitley County, they pushed their record up to 23-9 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Pulaski County might still be hurting after the 13-3 loss they got from Whitley County in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Anderson, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Now that Pulaski County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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