The Oldham County Colonels will head out on the road to face off against the Mercer County Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oldham County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Oldham County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Assumption, who was ranked fifth at the time (Oldham County was ranked ninth). The Colonels took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rockets on Wednesday.
Aubrey Batts and Sydney Wirth stepped up to the plate in a big way. Batts went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI, while Wirth went 2-for-4 with one home run and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Devyn Collins, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, while it was Mercer County who put the first runs on the board on Wednesday, it was Franklin County who put up more. The Titans fell 9-6 to the Flyers.
Reese Ransdell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Jaley Bowman was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Oldham County's defeat dropped their record down to 18-3. As for Mercer County, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Mercer County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Oldham County has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Mercer County, though, as they've been averaging 8.7 hits. Given Oldham County's sizable advantage in that area, the Titans will need to find a way to close that gap.
Oldham County came out on top in a nail-biter against Mercer County in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 9-8. Do the Colonels have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Titans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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