Hershey won the last time they faced Chase County, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Hershey Panthers blew past the Chase County Longhorns 13-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Ellie Hampton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Hampton was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Hershey got a massive performance out of Alyssa Quiroga, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Clara Denny, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hershey was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .609. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 25.3% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 36.6%.
Hershey's victory bumped their record up to 2-9. As for Chase County, they are on a 39-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Hershey will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Crete at 10:45 a.m. Hershey is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season. As for Chase County, they will welcome Gothenburg on Saturday. Gothenburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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