The Kentucky Wildcats may have left their high-powered offense in Georgia.
The sixth-ranked Bat Cats ended their five-game road trip in Louisville on Tuesday night, where their bats were kept mostly silent in an 8-2 loss to their rivals. The Cardinals held Kentucky to just two runs on three hits, and outplayed the Wildcats in every aspect.
After taking a series-clinching 1-0 victory on Sunday over the hot Georgia Bulldogs, the Wildcats were hoping their offense would return to form. Instead, it was the Cardinal offense who was firing on all cylinders.
They followed up a dominant 16-1 over Virginia Tech on Sunday by posting eight runs on nine hits, and they were helped by some poor pitching and defense by the visitors in front of 3,806 fans.