The Gordon Lee Trojans are taking a road trip to face off against the Fannin County Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fannin County is hoping to do what Gordon Central couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Gordon Lee's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Gordon Lee never let Gordon Central onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The contest marked the Trojans' most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Fannin County made sure to put some runs up on the board against Christian Heritage on Tuesday. Fannin County blew past Christian Heritage 12-3. While the Rebels didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Natalie Herendon was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Callie Ensley was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. She has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sydney German, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fannin County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Gordon Lee's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Fannin County, their record is now 7-1.
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