On Friday, Meade County faced Lafayette in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Meade County Green Waves sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over the Lafayette Generals.
Veronica Roberts spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Meade County got a big performance out of Macie Fleenor, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaelyn Ledford, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-5.
On Lafayette's side, Addison Combs made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-3.
Meade County's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6. As for Lafayette, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-11.
Meade County will head out on the road to take on Greenwood at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Greenwood will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Lafayette, they will head out on the road to square off against Henderson County at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lafayette is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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