Whitley County has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Rockcastle County Rockets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Whitley County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Whitley County's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Friday, when they got past Woodford County's usually-dominant pitching crew. Whitley County skirted past Woodford County 12-11.
Tyler Rose was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Rose has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rose was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-6.
In other batting news, Jason Nunley was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-6. Bryce Anderson was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Rockcastle County's offense. They fell just short of Southwestern by a score of 1-0 on Monday. Rockcastle County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rockcastle County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phoenix Pitman, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Whitley County is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Rockcastle County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-21.
Whitley County took their victory against Rockcastle County when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 19-0. Will Whitley County repeat their success, or does Rockcastle County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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