North Harrison's varsity Shamrocks continued their hot streak, raising their winning streak to six out of their last seven. Pitted against East Harrison on Monday, September 26th, the Bobcats came in coached by Shamrock alum Brandy Rivet; she had coached a lot of the current Shamrock freshmen. Naturally, both sides wanted to beat each other. East Harrison hit the ball well all game and went into the bottom of the sixth with an 8-6 lead. But timely clutch hitting by the Shamrocks tied it, and then the Bobcats made several errors. When the dust had settled, North Harrison had won 12-8.
Erica Gerken, Jayliegh Robins, Katelyn Briggs, and Ruby Heintz all hit well in the game. They got hitting across the board. Trendi Johnson had a triple, while Jayliegh Robins had a double and a triple. Ruby Heintz also hit well. Honored that night were seniors Halle Morgan, Paige Lane, Trendi Johnson, Jayliegh Robins, and Katelyn Briggs.
The Shamrocks had every reason to be worried for Tuesday, as they were playing back to back nights against Milan. But they played solidly in the field behind pitcher Erica Gerken and got out of several jams. Jayliegh Robins picked a runner off first, but the main reason the Shamrocks were able to hold off Milan was the ability to make routine plays, something they had struggled with earlier this year and last summer. The top of the order came through as they got a 3-2 win.
The two keys to North Harrison's recent run was their ability to win at home and their ability to win close games, something they had struggled with earlier this year. With the Milan win, they won three straight on their home field after starting off winless. During their streak of winning six of seven, three of their wins were decided by four runs or less.
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