Jasper hasn't had much luck against Bedford North Lawrence recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Stars at 6:00 p.m. Jasper's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Bedford North Lawrence's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Jasper was handed a ten-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Vincennes Lincoln 4-2. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Alices recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bedford North Lawrence, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past Jeffersonville 10-4 on Wednesday.
The team relied heavily on Kendall Graves, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tori Nikirk, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs.
Bedford North Lawrence is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Jasper, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8-1.
Jasper came up short against Bedford North Lawrence in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-1. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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