The North Oldham Mustangs will head out to face off against the DuPont Manual Crimsons at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. North Oldham is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
North Oldham took a eight-run loss the last time they faced off against Oldham County, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Mustangs came out on top in a nail-biter against the Colonels on Tuesday, sneaking past 9-8.
Meanwhile, DuPont Manual got the win against Jeffersonville on Wednesday by a conclusive 18-4. The Crimsons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.
DuPont Manual let Payton Russell and Sophie Bynum run wild. Russell went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs, while Bynum got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double. Those three runs gave Bynum a new career-high. Savannah Renn also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
DuPont Manual was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jeffersonville only posted a batting average of .250.
The victory made it two in a row for DuPont Manual and bumps their season record up to 13-5. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for North Oldham, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
North Oldham couldn't quite get it done against DuPont Manual in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 as they fell 14-10. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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