Litchfield and Vandalia are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Litchfield Purple Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Vandalia Vandals at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Litchfield is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Litchfield is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Vandalia 18-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Litchfield considering their one-run performance the match before.
Laynie Wyatt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Wyatt has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Wyatt was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Lili Anne Readenour was a standout: she went 1-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Madi Rimar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Litchfield's victory bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Vandalia, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-21.
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