Warren East fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Greenwood on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Greenwood Gators by a score of 8-7. Warren East has struggled against Greenwood recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Kenzi Upton made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Hymer, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Warren East's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6. As for Greenwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Warren East will head out on the road to square off against Butler County at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Warren East's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Butler County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Greenwood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bullitt East at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday. Greenwood is on a four-game streak of home wins, Bullitt East a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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