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LONDON \u2014 Chris Edward\u2019s North Laurel Lady Jaguars are ready to make a run at the Fastpitch program\u2019s second state championship, but to do so, they\u2019re going to have to get past first round opponent, defending state championship Henderson County.
North Laurel enters Thursday\u2019s matchup with the Lady Colonels riding a four-game win streak while posting an impressive 18-3 mark since April 19.
\u201cRight now, we are in a good spot,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cWe gave the girls some time after the region finals to rest and get ready for this week. We are in a good spot right now physically and I think emotionally. We just have to start pushing toward that first round game.
\u201cWe are playing at a good level right now,\u201d he added. \u201cWe had to face Danni Foley and Rachel Howard in our first two Region games and then an emotional game against our district rival in the finals. We handled everything the tourney threw at us as I was expecting and were fortunate to be able to get three wins.\u201d
And now, North Laurel will look to get revenge against the Lady Colonels.
Henderson County possesses a 31-6 record, a seven game win streak and seven starters that bat over .400 on the season.
The Lady Colonels have a .373 batting average and 22 home runs, led by Mackenzie Burcyk\u2019s 10 homers. Ayden Bennett leads the team with 63 hits and a .508 batting average.
Anna Kemp possesses a 20-3 record in the pitcher\u2019s circle, which includes a 1.33 ERA and 186 strikeouts.
She faced North Laurel in the state title game last season, striking out six batters while allowing only three hits and no runs. 
\u201cHenderson County was really good last year and they are really good again this year,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cWe did not represent ourselves very well last season and I will certainly bring the game up at some point but honestly, the girls know we didn\u2019t play well and will want to have a much better showing this year. 
\u201cOur keys for Thursday will be to pitch and play defense well like we\u2019ve done for the most part this season,\u201d he added. \u201cHenderson does have a high-quality pitcher that will be a challenge so we may have to win a low scoring game. That is why pitching and defense are so critical.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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