La Porte came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Merrillville Pirates onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. Considering La Porte has won four matches by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Gabby Bush was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Bush was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Shayla Sorg, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Reghan Stephany was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
La Porte's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Merrillville, their defeat was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-3.
La Porte will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lakeshore at 4:30 p.m. As for Merrillville, they will head out on the road to face off against Hammond Morton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hammond Morton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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