Rockcastle County and North Laurel are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Rockcastle County Rockets will head out on the road to take on the North Laurel Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rockcastle County is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses.
Rockcastle County will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against McCreary Central on Thursday. Rockcastle County put the hurt on McCreary Central with a sharp 10-2 victory.
The team relied heavily on Ella Bussell, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Adysinne Lovell was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, North Laurel can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Clay County a 15-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Laurel.
Rockcastle County's win bumped their record up to 6-22. As for North Laurel, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
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