Henderson County stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Webster County Trojans as the Henderson County Colonels made off with a 13-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Henderson County as they're now sitting on seven straight.
MacKenzie Burczyk made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Burczyk has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Burczyk was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Henderson County got a massive performance out of Saniya Shields, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Shields is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Hallie McCracken, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
On Webster County's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mallory Leath, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Henderson County pushed their record up to 23-2 with that win, which was their 11th straight on the road. As for Webster County, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Henderson County will take on Meade County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meade County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Henderson County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Webster County, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Larue County at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday.
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