Tri-West Hendricks has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Center Grove Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tri-West Hendricks' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against North Montgomery as Tri-West Hendricks made off with a 10-0 win.
Audrey Lowry made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Lowry has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 19 consecutive pitching appearances. Lowry was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emma Frye, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Addy Brower was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Center Grove came tearing into Monday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over the Artesians.
Riley Henson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Riley Janda, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Ana Powell, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Tri-West Hendricks is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Center Grove, they pushed their record up to 18-6 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Tri-West Hendricks hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Center Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Tri-West Hendricks came up short against Center Grove in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Tri-West Hendricks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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