Tri-County has been on the road for four straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Faith Christian Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Faith Christian took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Tri-County, who comes in off a win.
Tri-County will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged West Central out 6-4.
Madilyn Nevitt made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Nevitt has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Nevitt was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Grace Tyler and Bella Dominguez did most of the damage at the plate: Tyler scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Dominguez scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian suffered a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of West Lafayette on Thursday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Faith Christian has scored all season.
Faith Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Scott, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Tri-County pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Faith Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Everything went Tri-County's way against Faith Christian when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Tri-County made off with a 15-0 victory. Does Tri-County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Faith Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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