Floyd Central is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bullitt East. The Floyd Central Highlanders came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bullitt East Chargers and snuck past 8-7. The win was familiar territory for Floyd Central who now have three in a row.
Addy Ware was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elise Coleman, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI.
On Bullitt East's side, Mackenzie Mingus was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Alivia Cooper made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Carly Bryant, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Floyd Central pushed their record up to 23-4 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bullitt East, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-6.
Floyd Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Boonville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Floyd Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Bullitt East, they will head out on the road to square off against Fern Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Bullitt East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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