There's no place like home for Fayette County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against the Whitewater Wildcats on Tuesday as they made off with a 10-2 win. This was a revenge game for the Tigers: when they faced off against the Wildcats back in August, they had to take a 7-4 loss.
E Patton spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits.
T Lathem
| 09/30/25 vs Whitewater | 3 |
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on T Lathem, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of T Jordan, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Fayette County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 11.
Fayette County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Whitewater, they moved to 14-7 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fayette County will host Trinity Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Whitewater, they will be playing at home against Northgate at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Vikings' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so the Wildcats' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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