Author: alyssa pinkston

This past Tuesday, the Boyle County Rebels softball team invited the Danville Admirals to play on their home turf.

The Rebels kicked off the game by scoring seven runs in the bottom of the first inning.

Keeping great defense in the second inning, the Admirals couldn’t get a run in. However, when it is the Rebels’ turn to bat, they bring their all. The Rebels score seven more runs in the bottom of the second, putting the score at 14-0.

By the third inning, the Admirals get fired up and manage to fit in their first run of the game. But, the Rebels return and score two more runs to finish the game.

Junior Kasey Meadows said,  “We all chipped in, worked together, and came together. Even though the season started off rough, we are working as one, working our way through adversity.”

The Rebels will play again Thursday at home, against Southwestern.

On Monday, the Boyle County Rebels softball team invited the Casey County Rebels over for a home game.

Casey, unfortunately, scored the first run in the top of the first inning to give them an early lead of 1-0.

However, in a quick rebuttal, junior Paisleigh Conn stole her way around the bases and scored Boyle a run at the bottom of the second. After that, Casey pushed forward and scored three runs in the top of the fifth and two more in the top of the sixth.

This lead was making it hard for Boyle to keep up, allowing Casey to win the game 6-1.

The only scorer for the game, Conn says, “it was a tough loss, but we will keep trying and do better next game.”

Boyle will play again on March 27, away against Woodford County.

Thursday night, the Boyle County softball team took on South Laurel on the home turf. No runs were made until the top of the second inning when the Cardinals unfortunately scored the first run.

The Rebels held off the Cardinals the rest of the game, maintaining great defense against them in the field. When the final inning rolled around, both teams had fought extra hard to try and obtain the win. The Cardinals scored one more run in the top of the seventh inning, but when the rebels stepped up to bat, junior Havannah Maddox hit the first home run of the game, securing Boyle’s first run. However, even with such a great home run and defense, Boyle lost 2-1.

Junior pitcher Katherine Lemonds explained, “We played really well as a team. We responded to the adversity that hit us hard towards the end of the game and inched back in the seventh inning. The game didn’t play out the way we wanted but it helped us get better as a team.”

This was a dogfight between the two teams. The Rebels will play again on Saturday at Franklin County.