The Henryville Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Trinity Lutheran Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Henryville has five straight wins, Trinity Lutheran has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Henryville's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against Eastern by a score of 4-0.
Emma McAfee made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
McAfee wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cheyenne Dobbs, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was Dobbs' first of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Trinity Lutheran took on Jennings County on Monday. The Cougars lost 12-1 to the Panthers.
Henryville pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Trinity Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went Henryville's way against Trinity Lutheran in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Henryville made off with a 10-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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