Patrick Henry is 0-10 against Hanover since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Patrick Henry Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hanover Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Wednesday, Patrick Henry got the win against J.R. Tucker by a conclusive 12-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Patrick Henry.
Meanwhile, Hanover put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Deep Run a 6-0 shutout. Six seems to be a good number for Hanover as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The result came thanks to Lillian Parrish's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 18 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mackenzie Ryerson, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kaileigh Byars, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Patrick Henry is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Hanover, they pushed their record up to 15-0 with that victory, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Patrick Henry might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Hanover in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Parrish, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Patrick Henry knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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