In what's become a running theme this season, Hendersonville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past the East Henderson Eagles 12-2. The win was just what Hendersonville needed coming off of a 16-2 loss in their prior game.
Brenlee Rhodes made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Rhodes has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rhodes was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Hendersonville got a big performance out of Kennedy Drake, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Averie Russell was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On East Henderson's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Staton, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Hendersonville's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for East Henderson, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Hendersonville will head out on the road to take on R-S Central at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. R-S Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Hendersonville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Henderson, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Smoky Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on April 2nd. Smoky Mountain is coming into the contest with three straight wins on the road, so East Henderson will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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