Trinity Lutheran is 6-0 against Crothersville since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Trinity Lutheran Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Crothersville Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Trinity Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Trinity Lutheran can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on New Washington with a sharp 12-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Trinity Lutheran considering their two-run performance the game before.
Grace Lance tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trinity Lutheran let DeAnna Rothert and Zoey Dulaney loose on the outfield. Rothert went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Dulaney scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Dulaney has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Addi Burcham was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, sadly, Crothersville is still looking for their first win of the season after seven contests. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 16-1 to South Central, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Trinity Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Crothersville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Trinity Lutheran's way against Crothersville in their previous matchup back in April of 2018 as Trinity Lutheran made off with a 12-0 win. Will Trinity Lutheran repeat their success, or does Crothersville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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