Fern Creek extended their losing streak to four on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 14-16 in the process. They fell 6-2 to the Larue County Hawks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-0 back in March.
As for Larue County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games.
For Larue County's part, Heidi Tipton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Tipton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
Tipton wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Molly Abbott, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Fern Creek wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 5-4 defeat against North Hardin on the 10th. As for Larue County, they have also already played their next contest, a 15-0 victory against McLean County on the 10th.
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