Trinity is 0-10 against Hancock County since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Trinity Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Hancock County Hornets at 5:30 p.m. Trinity's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Hancock County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Trinity will head into Tuesday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They lost 11-1 to Apollo. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Trinity couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Hancock County beat Tell City 7-2 on Thursday.
Lily Roberts made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Roberts has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Roberts was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Hancock County let Layni Roberts and Baylee Estes loose on the outfield. Roberts scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Estes scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Estes hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Kylie Westerfield, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Trinity's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6. As for Hancock County, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Trinity came up short against Hancock County in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-0. Can Trinity avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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