Pendleton Heights entered their tilt with Greenfield-Central with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Greenfield-Central Cougars by a score of 6-2 on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Pendleton Heights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Shelby Messer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Skylar Baldwin was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
On Greenfield-Central's side, Savvanna Riall made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Pendleton Heights is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Greenfield-Central, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Pendleton Heights will head out on the road to square off against New Palestine at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (New Palestine: 2.8, Pendleton Heights: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Greenfield-Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Seymour at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Greenfield-Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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