Henderson County waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Meade County Green Waves. That's more bragging rights for Henderson County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Anna Kemp made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Kemp has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kemp was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Hallie McCracken was excellent, going 3-for-3 with a triple, a double, and an RBI. Ayden Bennett was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Meade County's side, Danica Love was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Aliyah Banks, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Henderson County pushed their record up to 24-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Meade County, their loss dropped their record down to 16-5.
Henderson County will head out on the road to face off against Central Hardin at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Central Hardin: 2.2, Henderson County: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Meade County, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Owensboro Catholic at 5:00 p.m. Meade County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Owensboro Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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