The Lewis Cass Kings will head out on the road to challenge the Eastbrook Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Lewis Cass is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Lewis Cass is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Frontier 16-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lewis Cass.
Laney Davis and Ava Hubner did most of the damage at the plate: Davis scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Hubner got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Emma Hildebrand was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Eastbrook has not done well against Elwood recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Eastbrook walked away with an 8-3 victory over Elwood. The win was a breath of fresh air for Eastbrook as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The victory got Lewis Cass back to even at 6-6. As for Eastbrook, the win also got them back to even at 5-5.
Lewis Cass came up short against Eastbrook when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 9-6. Can Lewis Cass avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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