Barren County stacked a 19th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Allen County-Scottsville Patriots with a sharp 17-3 victory. Winning may never get old, but Barren County sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Gracie Myatt made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Myatt has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Myatt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Norah Shirley and Katie Murphy did most of the damage at the plate: Shirley fired off three home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4, while Murphy went 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Maude Forrester, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Allen County-Scottsville's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKenna Law, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Barren County pushed their record up to 24-8 with that win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Allen County-Scottsville, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-14.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Barren County's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Larue County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Barren County knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Larue County likes a good challenge. As for Allen County-Scottsville, they will be playing at home against Warren East at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Warren East has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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