Breathitt County has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Monday, while Breathitt County put up some runs, the same can't be said for Leslie County. Breathitt County blew past Leslie County 10-0.
Catlin Pennington was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Pennington has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Pennington was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jacey McClees was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tenley Hayes, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hazard put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Clay County with a sharp 13-3 victory.
Like Breathitt County, Hazard also got a great game from a two-way player: Peyton Fields. She struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Fields was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ragan Elkins was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, three stolen bases, and four RBI. Mallory Combs was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Breathitt County's record now sits at 8-4. As for Hazard, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Breathitt County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Hazard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Breathitt County couldn't quite finish off Hazard in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hazard's Ryleigh Griffith, who pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Breathitt 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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