Terre Haute South Vigo had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They skirted past the Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots 3-2. That's two games straight that Terre Haute South Vigo has won by just one run.
Emma Cesinger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Marlee Loudermilk, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyar McVey, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
On Terre Haute North Vigo's side, Kyleigh Walker was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Walker was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Walker wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kenzie Zigler, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Terre Haute South Vigo's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Terre Haute North Vigo, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
Terre Haute South Vigo will stay at home for another game and welcome Bloomington North at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Terre Haute South Vigo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Terre Haute North Vigo, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Avon at 6:00 p.m. Avon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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