Warren East waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Barren County Trojans out 6-5. That's two games straight that Warren East has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Rileigh Jones, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Madison Hymer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Barren County's side, Katie Murphy made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Katie Elmore was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Warren East pushed their record up to 21-9 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Barren County, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-8.
Warren East will head out on the road to challenge Allen County-Scottsville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Barren County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Franklin-Simpson at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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