On Wednesday, Male faced Great Crossing in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Male Bulldogs skirted past Great Crossing 4-2. For Male, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 defeat Great Crossing walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2022.
Hannah Wright spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Male's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Riley Newman, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Great Crossing's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Brenna Parker gave up only one earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks.
Even though they lost, Great Crossing didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Male only tossed six.
Male has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Great Crossing, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Male is on the road again on Thursday to play Bullitt East at 6:00 p.m. Male is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Great Crossing, they will head out on the road to take on Harrison County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harrison County will roll in looking for their 16th straight victory, something Great Crossing surely won't give up without a fight.
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