The Lanesville Eagles will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the West Washington Senators at 6:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lanesville: 3.4, West Washington: 0.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lanesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on South Central with a sharp 12-2 win.
Makenna Mills made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Mills has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Mills was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lanesville let Izzie Rawlings and Ellie Schneider loose on the outfield. Rawlings scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Schneider scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, West Washington gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They never let Christian Academy onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Washington.
Not much got past Elliot Nance, who gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Christian Academy off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Layla Manship, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Schmidt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Lanesville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for West Washington, their victory bumped their record up to 20-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lanesville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Washington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lanesville suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to West Washington in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nance, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Lanesville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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