On Saturday, Henderson County faced Great Crossing in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Henderson County Colonels fell just short of Great Crossing by a score of 11-10. Henderson County was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Great Crossing apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
Ayden Bennett stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. Taylor Troutman was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Great Crossing's side, the team relied heavily on Emma Sutton, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Green, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Henderson County's loss dropped their record down to 26-4. As for Great Crossing, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Henderson County will be playing at home against Lafayette at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Henderson County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lafayette's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Great Crossing, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against South Warren at 1:00 p.m. South Warren knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Great Crossing likes a good challenge.
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