After flying high against Rickards last Monday, Hamilton County came back down to earth. The Hamilton County Trojans fell just short of the North Florida Christian Eagles by a score of 11-10 on Thursday. Hamilton County was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as North Florida Christian apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Bailey Driggers made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Addison Morgan was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Hamilton County lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
On North Florida Christian's side, Skylar Young and Victoria Swain made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Young struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Swain tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also only allowed one walk). Young has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Young went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base, while Swain went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Allison Townley and Lila Riggan did most of the damage at the plate: Townley scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances, while Riggan scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brynlee Pafford, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles.
Hamilton County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for North Florida Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-8.
Hamilton County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Aucilla Christian at 7:00 p.m. on April 8th. Hamilton County has given up an average of 9.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for North Florida Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Taylor County at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Taylor County is coming into the match with three straight victories on the road, so North Florida Christian will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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