Lockland is 6-0 against North College Hill since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lockland Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the North College Hill Trojans at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lockland has three straight wins, North College Hill has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lockland is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against New Miami (and have done all season long). Lockland blew past New Miami 18-7.
Mary Sales made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Sales was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. She hasn't dropped below three hits for three straight games.
In other batting news, Lockland got a massive performance out of Liselle Bradford, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nadia Harris, who went 4-for-5 with seven RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, North College Hill fell victim to a tough 23-9 loss at the hands of Cincinnati Country Day on Tuesday.
Lockland now has a winning record of 3-2. As for North College Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Lockland took their victory against North College Hill in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 25-4. Will Lockland repeat their success, or does North College Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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