North Harrison is 1-7 against Jeffersonville since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The North Harrison Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Jeffersonville Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. North Harrison is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, North Harrison made easy work of Crawford County and carried off a 14-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Harrison.
Bayley Myrick made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Myrick was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kendal Maher was incredible, going 5-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Carlee Chatman was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Jeffersonville's offense. They fell just short of Lanesville by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. Jeffersonville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Emma Borders spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jeffersonville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ally Young, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
North Harrison has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Jeffersonville, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
North Harrison came up short against Jeffersonville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for North Harrison, Bailey Shafer (who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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