The Trenton Lady Bulldogs cruised to a second Grand River Conference victory in three nights, rolling the host Polo Lady Panthers in a 12-1 final on Thursday night. Senior catcher Lexi Whitaker had a career night for the Lady Bulldogs, hitting for the cycle and going 5 for 5 with a pair of doubles, while junior Maci Moore, with a leadoff homer in the first inning, tied the Trenton career record of 19 home runs, originally set by 2019 graduate Salem Croy, helping THS improve to 7-4 overall and 5-1 in GRC action.
McKayla Blackburn went the full seven innings for Trenton, scattering four hits and a run, while striking out 12 Polo batters. Mallory Clevenger was tagged for 14 hits and 12 runs over 6 2/3 innings from the circle for Polo, striking out five Bulldogs.
Trenton came into the night hoping for assistance in the GRC race from Princeton, however the Lady Tigers, in a high-scoring duel, became Putnam County’s latest victim, as the Lady Midgets emerged with a 12-6 win in Unionville, staying unbeaten on the season, and one game ahead of Trenton and Maysville in the GRC East standings. With a Tuesday win at Maysville, the Lady Midgets would clinch the divisional title for the first time. A Trenton win at Milan combined with a Maysville win would send the result to a three-way tiebreaker scenario. A two-way tie between Trenton and Putnam County and Trenton would give the crown to the Midgets, via head-to-head, with a Maysville/Putnam County tie going to the Wolverines via the same head-to-head result.
Other scores from Thursday night were:
South Harrison 7, Milan 6
Maysville 12, Gallatin 0 (6 innings)
Carrollton 13, Lexington 3
Worth County 18, Pattonsburg 8
Cameron 15, St. Pius X 0
Savannah 4, Chillicothe 1
Lafayette 16, Bishop LeBlond 0
Benton 4, Maryville 1
Hamilton 12, Plattsburg 0
East Buchanan 6, Lawson 3
Albany 1, Platte Valley 0
Braymer 5, North Andrew 4
Stanberry 8, King City 7
