Softball Game Preview: Trimble County Raiders vs. North Oldham Mustangs

The Trimble County Raiders will head out to square off against the North Oldham Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Trimble County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.

Trimble County's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Eminence with a sharp 16-0 win. Considering the Raiders have won nine contests by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Alyssa Ritchie

Runs (Career)

05/15/25 @ Eminence	3
04/22/25 vs Gallatin County	2
03/21/25 vs Sacred Heart	2
05/13/25 @ Sacred Heart	1
05/02/25 @ Collins	1

Alyssa Ritchie made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Trimble County let Jaelyn Holbrook and Hannah Chilton run wild. Holbrook went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs, while Chilton went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jocie Stucker, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Trimble County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive games.

Meanwhile, North Oldham had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Atherton on Thursday as they made off with an 8-0 victory.

Trimble County has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for North Oldham, their record is now 11-14.

Trimble County came out on top in a nail-biter against North Oldham in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.