West Lafayette put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights as the West Lafayette Red Devils made off with a 27-7 win. West Lafayette's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Izzy Ascarelli was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Ascarelli was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with five runs, two triples, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Adrianne Tolen was a standout: she scored four runs while going 3-for-4. Ellie Wilcoxson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
On Lafayette Central Catholic's side, Julia Mazur was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
The victory made it two in a row for West Lafayette and bumps their season record up to 8-2. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
West Lafayette is on the road again on Monday to play Lafayette Jefferson at 6:00 p.m. West Lafayette's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lafayette Jefferson's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Rensselaer Central at 6:00 p.m. Rensselaer Central will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Lafayette Central Catholic surely won't give up without a fight.
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