Softball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Henry County

Patriots

Previous Games

04/11/25 vs Dresden	19-4
04/09/25 @ Graves County	5-1
04/09/25 @ Graves County	5-1
04/08/25 @ Northwest	24-0
03/22/25 vs Stewarts Creek	8-1
+ 3 more games

Henry County entered their tilt with Dresden on Friday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 19-4 win. Considering the Patriots have won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Henry County got a massive performance out of Layne Latimer, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. Those two home runs gave Latimer a new career-high. Breely Peirpoint was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and one stolen base.

Latimer wasn't the only one making solid contact: Henry County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 22 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dresden only managed seven hits.

Henry County pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Dresden, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.

Henry County will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Northwest at 6:00 p.m. on the 24th. As for Dresden, they will head out on the road to face off against Westview at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Lions' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Chargers have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season.