The Indian Creek Braves will head out on the road to take on the Greenfield-Central Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Indian Creek's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Brown County. Winning may never get old, but Indian Creek sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Kristen Soots and Delaney Jones made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Soots pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Jones tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Soots has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Soots scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Jones went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Jasmine Day was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Alli Gavin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Greenfield-Central scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Rushville as Greenfield-Central made off with a 19-0 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Like Indian Creek, Greenfield-Central also got a great game from a two-way player: Addi Heacox. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Heacox was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leilani Forshey, who fired off three home runs and six RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kristen Wineinger, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Indian Creek's record is now 5-3. As for Greenfield-Central, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Greenfield-Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Indian Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Greenfield-Central, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4. Will Indian Creek keep running through batters, or will Greenfield-Central buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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