The Rockcastle County Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the South Laurel Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Rockcastle County has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while South Laurel will arrive with five straight victories.
Rockcastle County couldn't beat Southwestern on Thursday even though they stacked six runs on them in the seventh inning. The Rockets fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Rockets have suffered against the Warriors since May 16, 2017.
Rockcastle County got a good showing from Jack Childress, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Rockcastle County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Thacker, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. That home run marked the first that Thacker has launched this season. Another was Sawyer Yates, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Jackson County typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday South Laurel proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Generals, sneaking past 2-1.
Keaton Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
South Laurel's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Rockcastle County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
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