For the second straight game, Lafayette will face off against East Central. The Commodores will square off against the Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lafayette 2.6, East Central 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lafayette heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Wednesday. They took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Central. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Commodores, who until this game were averaging 2.59 runs allowed.
For East Central's part, Abby Danis was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Danis has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chloe Sheppard, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
East Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 24 of their last 28 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 30-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lafayette, they moved to 28-9 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
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