Lexington is 0-10 against Holden since September of 2018 but things could change on Wednesday. The Lexington Minutemen will challenge the Holden Eagles at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Lexington's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups.
Lexington's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Braymer's usually-dominant pitching crew. Lexington narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Braymer 10-8.
The team relied heavily on Amanda Rodekohr, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. What's more, she also posted a .750 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September of 2023. Elizabeth Day was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and three RBI.
Lexington didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Holden hadn't done well against Sherwood recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Holden's pitchers stepped up to hand Sherwood a 15-0 shutout. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.
Lexington's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-13. As for Holden, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-10.
Lexington suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Holden when the teams last played back in September. Can Lexington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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