Softball Preview: Webster County Trojans vs. Henderson County Colonels
Webster County is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Henderson County is on a ten-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Webster County Trojans will take on the Henderson County Colonels at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Webster County: 3.7, Henderson County: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Webster County beat Lyon County 8-3.
Chloe Papineau made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Papineau has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Papineau was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Hailey Allen and Alyssa Cartwright did most of the damage at the plate: Allen scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Cartwright scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Henderson County faced Daviess County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Henderson County walked away with a 7-2 victory over Daviess County.
Webster County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Henderson County, their win bumped their record up to 22-2.
Webster County suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Henderson County in their previous meeting last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Henderson County's Anna Kemp, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that Webster County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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