On Saturday, Henderson County faced Lafayette in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Henderson County Colonels walked away with a 9-4 win over the Lafayette Generals. For Henderson County, this counts as revenge for the 6-4 loss Lafayette walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2021.
Anna Kemp made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Kemp has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Kemp was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Saniya Shields was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3. Hallie McCracken was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Lafayette's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKenzie Harney, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Henderson County's victory bumped their record up to 27-4. As for Lafayette, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-12.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Henderson County will take on Lyon County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Henderson County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lyon County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lafayette, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Paul Laurence Dunbar at 6:00 p.m. Lafayette is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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