After five games on the road, Jackson County is heading back home. They will take on the Breathitt County Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Jackson County: 3.6, Breathitt County: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Jackson County stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard last Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Knott County Central.
Meanwhile, Breathitt County won against Wolfe County last Friday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Breathitt County had just enough and edged Clay County out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Breathitt County.
Catlin Pennington spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Breathitt County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacey McClees, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Cheylee Turner was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Jackson County's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-8. As for Breathitt County, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Jackson County came up short against Breathitt County in their previous meeting back in April, falling 8-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pennington, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Now that Jackson County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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