The Harrison County Thorobreds will play host again on Thursday to welcome Great Crossing, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Harrison County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Harrison County is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Nicholas County (and have done all season long). Harrison County's pitcher stepped up to hand Nicholas County an 18-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Harrison County got a massive performance out of Savannah White, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Marissa Taylor, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Great Crossing unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Male by a score of 4-2.
Brenna Parker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Great Crossing saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aubrey Green, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Great Crossing didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Male only tossed six.
Harrison County pushed their record up to 26-4 with that victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Great Crossing, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-6.
Harrison County skirted past Great Crossing 3-2 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Parker, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Harrison County still be able to contain Parker? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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