The third road contest was the charm for Winamac, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the West Central Trojans on Thursday and snuck past 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Winamac, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brooke Rausch spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Makayla Werner was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Goodman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On West Central's side, Jaden Erb was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Erb was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Annika Smith was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Winamac has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for West Central, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Winamac will take on Knox at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Winamac's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Knox's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for West Central, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Kankakee Valley, where first pitch is scheduled at 11:00 a.m.
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