The Lexington Eagles will square off against the Thrall Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lexington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Lexington is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Franklin just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eagles have suffered since February 15, 2025.
Taylor Akin was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Akin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double.
In other batting news, Ryann Retzlaff made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kendall Gural, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Thrall waltzed into their matchup on Friday with 14 straight wins... but they left with 15. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Yoemen a 6-0 shutout. The Tigers' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Not much got past Miley Pokorny, who gave up just a hit and racked up ten Ks to keep C.H. Yoe off the board. Pokorny has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Reese Madsen and Riley Luton did most of the damage at the plate: Madsen went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs, while Luton went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie Engelke, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Lexington's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 15-7. As for Thrall, their win bumped their record up to 19-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Lexington hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Thrall struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1.1 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Lexington couldn't quite get it done against Thrall when the teams last played back in April of 2025 as they fell 3-0. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
