Campbell County extended their losing streak to six on Friday, dropping their season record down to 6-16 in the process. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bell County Bobcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bobcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 last Friday.
As for Bell County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games.
For Bell County's part, Logan Greene made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Greene a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
In other pitching news, Alex Creech looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Blake Burnett was excellent, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. He is becoming a predictor of Bell County's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 3-7 when he doesn't). Ayden Smith also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Coming up, Campbell County will face off against Jellico at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Blue Devils have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.53 runs per game on average), something the Cougars will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Bell County, they will venture away from home to square off against Harlan County on Monday.
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