The Carroll County Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Dixie Heights Colonels at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Carroll County fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Trimble County on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 9-8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dixie Heights). They never let St. Henry get on the board and left with a 19-0 victory on Wednesday. With that win, the Colonels brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Callie Lewis was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and three RBI. 3 Emma Buford was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Dixie Heights always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Dixie Heights and bumps their season record up to 2-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.5 runs over those games. As for Carroll County, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
Carroll County skirted past Dixie Heights 15-14 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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