On Tuesday, the Rockcastle County Rockets came up short against the West Jessamine Colts and fell 8-5. Rockcastle County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ella Bussell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run and two doubles. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Kiley Dunaway was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
On West Jessamine's side, Kinley Hobgood looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Emerson Collins, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Hobgood, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Rockcastle County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-26. As for West Jessamine, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season.
Rockcastle County will head out on the road to square off against McCreary Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Jessamine, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Paul Laurence Dunbar at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Jessamine's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Paul Laurence Dunbar's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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