Trimble County is 0-3 against Sacred Heart since May of 2023 but things could change on Friday. The Trimble County Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Sacred Heart Valkyries at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Trimble County took a 13-run defeat the last time they faced off against North Oldham, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Trimble County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over North Oldham on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
The team relied heavily on Savannah Oldson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Alanna Washington was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Trimble County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Oldham only posted a batting average of .267.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Henry County 5-3.
Emeline Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Isabella Boyd was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Hadley Dierking, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Sacred Heart's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Trimble County, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Trimble County couldn't quite finish off Sacred Heart in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can Trimble County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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