Crothersville is 0-5 against Henryville since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Crothersville Tigers are on the road again to play the Henryville Hornets at 7:30 p.m.
Crothersville's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Eastern on Friday. They lost 21-0 to the Musketeers.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Henryville had no problem doing just that on Monday. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 9-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Henryville.
Peyton Steward was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Steward has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Steward was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Allie McAfee was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Jackson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Crothersville's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Henryville, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Crothersville suffered a grim 25-0 defeat to Henryville when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Steward, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Now that Crothersville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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