The Hamilton Southeastern Royals will face off against the Lapel Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hamilton Southeastern 2.2, Lapel 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hamilton Southeastern is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Noblesville, who was ranked tenth at the time (Hamilton Southeastern was ranked 16th). The Royals fell just short of the Millers by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.
Grace Swedarsky was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Hamilton Southeastern saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Smith, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double was Smith's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Lapel got themselves on the board against Madison-Grant on Wednesday, but Madison-Grant never followed suit. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over the Argylls. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Argylls: they've now won four in a row.
Not much got past Addison Bodenhorn, who gave up just two hits to keep Madison-Grant off the board.
Lapel's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Hamilton Southeastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
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