On Saturday, Great Crossing faced Henderson County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Great Crossing narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Henderson County Colonels 11-10. The win was familiar territory for Great Crossing who now have four in a row.
Emma Sutton was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kendall Meade, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two RBI.
On Henderson County's side, Ayden Bennett led a balanced group of hitters, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5. Taylor Troutman was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Great Crossing has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Henderson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-4.
Great Crossing will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against South Warren at 1:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Great Crossing: 3.5, South Warren: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Henderson County, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Lafayette at 11:00 a.m. Lafayette is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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