Casey County is 0-6 against Southwestern since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Casey County Rebels will head out on the road to challenge the Southwestern Warriors at 12:45 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Casey County will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Garrard County, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Casey County came out on top against Garrard County by a score of 9-5 on Friday.
Harmony Meece made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Meece has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Meece was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Casey County got a big performance out of Hannah Means, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Elizabeth Forbes was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Southwestern gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past Whitley County 17-7. The win was familiar territory for Southwestern who now have four in a row.
Casey County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season. As for Southwestern, they pushed their record up to 21-8 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Casey County couldn't quite finish off Southwestern in their previous matchup back in April and fell 13-11. Can Casey County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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