The Greenfield-Central Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the East Central Trojans at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Greenfield-Central is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Greenfield-Central faced off against Lawrence North on Friday. The Cougars walked away with an 8-3 win over the Wildcats.
Addie Heacox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on three hits.
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At the plate, Greenfield-Central let Savvanna Riall and Charlotte Riehle run wild. Riall got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI, while Riehle went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Riall has been hot, having posted at least one home run the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kristen Wineinger, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, East Central didn't have quite enough to beat Jennings County on Friday and fell 5-3. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East Central also got a good showing from Kelsey Koth, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Furthermore, Koth didn't allow a single earned run, the first time she has blanked an opponent over her last three contests.
On the hitting side, Taylor Sommer was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. Kasey Knapp was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
East Central's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Greenfield-Central, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Greenfield-Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like East Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
