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Hot Rods secure third win in two days against the Crawdads

Bowling Green, Kentucky– The Bowling Green Hot Rods (72-33) swept both games of a doubleheader 3-2 and 8-3 against the Hickory Crawdads (45-57) on Thursday at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The two teams play the fourth game of the series on Friday with a 6:35 PM CT first pitch.

MORGANTOWN - Fresh off notching its first win in the 2021 high school football season, Butler County is scheduled to host Breckinridge County on Friday, Sept. 3. 

Visiting Butler County reached the net twice but fell short as Grayson County pulled away to win 7-2 in an 11th District girls' soccer match on Tuesday, Aug. 24.

Coray Milam, Ellie Evans and Mikayla Clemons scored two goals apiece to lead the Cougars to the district win.

Rounding out Grayson County's individual scoring, Malorie Zurmehly netted one goal.

Goalkeeper Eva Pierce paced Grayson County's defensive effort, recording 12 saves while limiting Butler County to a pair of goals. 

Notching its first win in the 2021 high school football season, Butler County beat visiting Waggener 20-14 on Friday, Aug. 27.

Following the win, Butler County evened its record to 1-1.

As a result of the loss, Waggener, a team from Louisville, dropped to 0-2.

Last week, the Butler County High School Bears traveled to Class A power Russellville and fell in the season opener 45-0. The Bears' low numbers of available players made for a challenging week both at practice and game night. The Bears offensively were shut down and never really got

Late rally isn’t enough in series ending loss

Greensboro, North Carolina– Brett Wisely and Connor Hollis hit their fifth home runs of the season as the Bowling Green Hot Rods (67-29) lost 11-6 to the Greensboro Grasshoppers (60-36) on Sunday afternoon at First National Bank Field in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Hot Rods are off on Monday before starting a 12-game homestand on Tuesday, beginning with a sixgame set against the Rome Braves.

The Butler County High School varsity football season opening game is tonight, Friday, August 20

Mead homers in Hot Rods second-straight victory

Greensboro, North Carolina– Grant Witherspoon broke the Bowling Green Hot Rods (65-27) career RBI record in a 10-2 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers (58-34) on Wednesday night at First National Bank Field in Greensboro, North Carolina. The two teams will play the fourth game of the series on Thursday with a 5:30 PM CT first pitch.

Qsar extends hit streak to seven games in the four-run loss

Bowling Green, Kentucky– The Bowling Green Hot Rods (63-27) dropped the final game of a six-game series 7-3 against the Greenville Drive (47-42) on Sunday at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Hot Rods enjoy an off-day Monday before hitting the road and taking on the Greensboro Grasshoppers at 5:30 PM CT on Tuesday.

Bowling Green picks up sixth walk-off win of the season in 10-7 comeback

Bowling Green, Kentucky– Brett Wisely’s 11th inning homer gave the Bowling Green Bootleggers (62-25) a walk-off win over the Greenville Drive (45-41) at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The two teams play the fourth game of a six-game series on Friday with a 6:35 PM CT first pitch.