The Whitley County Colonels will head out to face off against the Madison Central Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Whitley County's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four matches.
Madison Central's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Whitley County hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. The Colonels put the hurt on Harlan County with a sharp 15-0 win on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Colonels in their matchups with the Black Bears: they've now won six in a row.
Kip Allen
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Kip Allen was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. EJ Allen was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Whitley County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .650. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Madison Central faced Sayre in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Indians walked away with an 8-3 win over the Spartans. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Whitley County pushed their record up to 23-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Madison Central, their victory bumped their record up to 16-11.
Everything went Whitley County's way against Madison Central in their previous matchup back in March, as Whitley County made off with a 9-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Colonels since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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