Henry County put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past the Lexington Tigers 10-2. Winning may never get old, but Henry County sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Irelynn Beecham spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits.
At the plate, Breely Peirpoint was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. Noe Wilkerson was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs.
On Lexington's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kailyn Melton, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Henry County's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Lexington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-7.
Henry County will be playing at home against Westview at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Henry County's pitching crew has only allowed 1.3 runs per game this season, so Westview's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lexington, they will head out on the road to face off against Huntingdon at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Huntingdon will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Lexington surely won't give up without a fight.
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