The Lanesville Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Clarksville Generals at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Lanesville has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, Lanesville narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Northeast Dubois 9-7.
Makenna Mills made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mills was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Izzie Rawlings was excellent, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Clarksville is still winless after their game against Providence on Monday, but the team can take solace in the fact it was the closest they've come to winning. They fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 3-1. That's two games in a row now that Clarksville has lost by exactly two runs.
Clarksville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlin Bishop, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Lanesville's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Clarksville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Clarksville's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Lanesville has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.6 hits per game. It's a different story for Clarksville, though, as they've been averaging 10.6. Given Lanesville's sizable advantage in that area, Clarksville will need to find a way to close that gap.
Lanesville took their victory against Clarksville in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Lanesville repeat their success, or does Clarksville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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