In what's become a running theme this season, Lexington Catholic gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Montgomery County Indians a 9-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Lexington Catholic as they're now sitting on 12 straight.
Abby Hammond was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Hammond has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Hammond was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lexington Catholic got a big performance out of Ava Emmert, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lauren Moore, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBI.
Lexington Catholic's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for Montgomery County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 24-6.
Lexington Catholic will be playing at home against Eastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lexington Catholic: 0.9, Eastern: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Montgomery County, they will be playing at home against Fleming County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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