Crawfordsville is 0-10 against Tri-West Hendricks since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Crawfordsville Athenians will square off against the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins at 7:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Crawfordsville had to settle for an 11-10 defeat against Attica. That's two games in a row now that Crawfordsville has lost by just one run.
Crawfordsville got a massive performance out of Christina Susdorf, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Olivia Hedrick, who went 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.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tri-West Hendricks had no problem doing just that on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Warriors 4-2.
Audrey Lowry was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Lowry has been nothing but reliable on the mound: 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, the team relied heavily on Emma Frye, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double. Ava Hensley was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Crawfordsville and nudges their season record down to 4-19. As for Tri-West Hendricks, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Crawfordsville suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Tri-West Hendricks in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tri-West Hendricks' Natalie Tharp, who struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that Crawfordsville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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