Fayette County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Whitewater Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fayette County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row dating back to last season, Fayette County finally turned things around against Upson-Lee on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 16-13. The Tigers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Tristan Jordan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Jordan was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Dominique Weaver and Zariah Harris did most of the damage at the plate: Weaver scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Harris scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Camryn Collins, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fayette County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Whitewater was able to grind out a solid victory over Sandy Creek on Tuesday, taking the game 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Fayette County's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-5. As for Whitewater, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Fayette County suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to Whitewater when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Fayette County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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