Kenton Ridge is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Indian Lake is on a 22-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Kenton Ridge Cougars will take on the Indian Lake Lakers at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Kenton Ridge: 2.3, Indian Lake: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Kenton Ridge is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Urbana (and have done all season long). Kenton Ridge's pitchers stepped up to hand Urbana a 13-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Indian Lake was able to grind out a solid win over Bath on Thursday, taking the game 4-1.
Madison Brentlinger made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Brentlinger has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 18 consecutive pitching appearances. Brentlinger was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Halle Roby was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Haylee Edwards, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Kenton Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 20-2. As for Indian Lake, their win bumped their record up to an identical 20-2.
Kenton Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Indian Lake in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 5-2. Does Kenton Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Indian Lake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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