North Vermillion made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Parke Heritage, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Falcons blew past the Wolves 11-5 on Wednesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Falcons' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Willow Campbell and Ava Jumps were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Campbell pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Jumps didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. At the plate, Campbell scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Jumps went 2-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Olivia Baker
| 04/09/25 @ Parke Heritage | 2 |
| 05/21/24 vs Covington | 1 |
| 05/14/24 vs Covington | 1 |
| 04/10/24 @ Seeger | 1 |
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In other batting news, North Vermillion got a massive performance out of Olivia Baker, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Baker a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Kiara Waddell, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
North Vermillion's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Parke Heritage, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Looking ahead, North Vermillion will venture away from home to challenge Riverton Parke at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Falcons will need to watch out since the Panthers have now posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season. As for Parke Heritage, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against South Vermillion at 5:00 p.m.
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