Holden has gone 10-0 against Lafayette County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Holden Eagles' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Lafayette County Huskers at 5:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
If Holden beats Lafayette County with 15 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Holden's pitchers stepped up to hand Lexington a 15-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Eagles have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lafayette County never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Richmond last Tuesday. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 15-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Myla Petersen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Lafayette County let Molly Long and Skylah Burton loose on the outfield. Long scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Burton scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Burton a new career-high in batting average. Another player making a difference was Kyana Huseynov, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lafayette County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Holden's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-10. As for Lafayette County, their win bumped their record up to 5-10.
Holden took their victory against Lafayette County in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 13-1. Will Holden repeat their success, or does Lafayette County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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