Henry County has gone a perfect 10-0 against Kenwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Patriots are taking a road trip to face off against the Knights at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Henry County has four straight wins, Kenwood has 22 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Henry County made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Stewarts Creek, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Patriots blew past the Red Hawks 8-1 last Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won three matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Irelynn Beecham
| 03/22/25 vs Stewarts Creek | 2 |
| 04/22/24 vs Dickson County | 1 |
| 04/18/24 @ Kenwood | 1 |
| 03/21/24 @ Northwest | 1 |
Irelynn Beecham made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Beecham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Layne Latimer, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. Breely Peirpoint also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Henry County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Kenwood came up short against West Creek on Tuesday, falling 15-4.
Henry County's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Kenwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went Henry County's way against Kenwood in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Henry County made off with a 19-0 victory. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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