The Henderson County Colonels will be playing at home against the Meade County Green Waves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Henderson County sitting on seven straight wins and Meade County on four.
Henderson County stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Webster County as Henderson County made off with a 13-1 victory. Henderson County's win was all the more impressive since Webster County was averaging only 4.04 runs allowed on the season.
MacKenzie Burczyk made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Burczyk has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Burczyk was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Saniya Shields was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Hallie McCracken, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Meade County had just enough and edged Bethlehem out 7-6 on Thursday.
Karissa Fortwengler was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Macie Fleenor, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Henderson County pushed their record up to 23-2 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road. As for Meade County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Henderson County beat Meade County 5-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Henderson County repeat their success, or does Meade County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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