Nicholas County's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Braxton County Eagles a 9-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Nicholas County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Gracie Trentham and Makenzie Hanshaw did most of the damage at the plate: Trentham scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Hanshaw went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Zoe Nash, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Nicholas County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for Braxton County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-20.
Nicholas County will head out on the road to take on Independence at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Independence is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. Braxton County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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