The Butler County Bears are on the road again on Friday to play the Webster County Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Butler County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Breckinridge County and snuck past 2-0.
Meanwhile, Webster County put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Dawson Springs as Webster County made off with a 16-0 victory. With that win, Webster County brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Layla Scott made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Scott has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Scott was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Webster County got a massive performance out of Raynei Roy, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Alyssa Cartwright was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Butler County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-17. As for Webster County, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.
Butler County beat Webster County 4-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2015. Does Butler County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Webster County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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