It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rensselaer Central had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They never let the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. For Rensselaer Central, this counts as revenge for the 6-2 loss Tippecanoe Valley walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Not much got past Kali Northcutt, who gave up just three hits to keep Tippecanoe Valley off the board. Northcutt has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rensselaer Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stacia Crabtree, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynn Hannon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Tippecanoe Valley's side, Dalynne Bussard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
Even though they lost, Tippecanoe Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rensselaer Central only tossed three.
Rensselaer Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Tippecanoe Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
Rensselaer Central is on the road again on Saturday to play Kankakee Valley at 10:00 a.m. Rensselaer Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. Tippecanoe Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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