Whitley County came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Woodford County Yellowjackets out 12-11. Whitley County's victory was all the more impressive since Woodford County was averaging only 3.38 runs allowed on the season.
Tyler Rose made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Rose has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rose was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-6.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jason Nunley, who scored three runs while going 2-for-6. Bryce Anderson was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and a stolen base.
On Woodford County's side, they got a good showing from JB Martin, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Taylor Penn was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Bishop, who scored a run while going 3-for-7.
Even though they lost, Woodford County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Whitley County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Woodford County, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 18-8.
Whitley County will take on Rockcastle County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Whitley County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Woodford County, they will be playing at home against Mercer County at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Woodford County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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