Casey County has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Marion County Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Casey County will be strutting in after a victory while Marion County will be coming in after a loss.
Casey County will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Taylor County, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Casey County's pitcher stepped up to hand Taylor County a 3-0 shutout on Thursday.
Harmony Meece made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Meece has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Meece was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3.
Meece wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kennedy Neat, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Marion County lost 13-3 to Ballard on Wednesday. Marion County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Casey County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Marion County, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
Casey County came up short against Marion County in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-5. Can Casey County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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