The Elizabethtown Panthers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Breckinridge County Fighting Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Elizabethtown's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Breckinridge County has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Last Wednesday, Elizabethtown had just enough and edged Holy Cross out 8-7. That's two games straight that Elizabethtown has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Avery Simpson, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexys Waisbrot, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Breckinridge County didn't have quite enough to beat Apollo on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Skyler Henderson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Elizabethtown's victory bumped their record up to 26-5. As for Breckinridge County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-19.
Breckinridge County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Elizabethtown hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .355. It's a different story for Breckinridge County, though, as they've only averaged .208. Will they be able to contain Elizabethtown's hitters?
Elizabethtown suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Breckinridge County in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Elizabethtown, Hadley Boehman (who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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