Tri-West Hendricks came tearing into Saturday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Corydon Central Panthers a 4-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Tri-West Hendricks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Audrey Lowry, who gave up just two hits and racked up 20 Ks to keep Corydon Central off the board. Lowry has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 18 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tri-West Hendricks' victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ava Hensley, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI.
Tri-West Hendricks is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Corydon Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
Tri-West Hendricks will be playing in front of their home fans against North Montgomery at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Tri-West Hendricks' favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while North Montgomery has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road. As for Corydon Central, they will square off against Linton-Stockton at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Corydon Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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