Lawrence Central was the 10-0 winner over Speedway when they last played one another back in May of 2015, but their luck changed this time around. The Lawrence Central Bears fell just short of the Speedway Sparkplugs by a score of 5-3 on Saturday.
For Speedway's part, Hayli Clampitt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. Clampitt has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ella Hedrick was incredible, scoring a run and stealing five bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Laney Jarrett, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Lawrence Central dropped their record down to 3-11 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Speedway, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-10.
Lawrence Central will be playing at home against Lebanon at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Lebanon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Speedway, they will be playing at home against Lawrence North at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Lawrence North's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six games.
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