Tri-West Hendricks is 10-0 against Crawfordsville since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tri-West Hendricks Bruins are on the road again to play the Crawfordsville Athenians at 7:30 p.m. Tri-West Hendricks is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Tri-West Hendricks is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Danville 4-2.
Audrey Lowry made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Lowry has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 21 consecutive pitching appearances. Lowry was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, Emma Frye was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a double. Another player making a difference was Ava Hensley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Crawfordsville had to settle for an 11-10 defeat against Attica on Saturday. Crawfordsville has struggled against Attica recently, as their match on Saturday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Christina Susdorf stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Olivia Hedrick was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Even though they lost, Crawfordsville hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Tri-West Hendricks has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Crawfordsville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-19.
Crawfordsville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Tri-West Hendricks hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .326. It's a different story for Crawfordsville, though, as they've only averaged .223. Will they be able to contain Tri-West Hendricks' hitters?
Everything went Tri-West Hendricks' way against Crawfordsville in their previous meeting back in April as Tri-West Hendricks made off with a 16-1 win. Will Tri-West Hendricks repeat their success, or does Crawfordsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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