
Wildcats
05/01/25 vs North Central | 15 |
04/12/25 @ Beech Grove | 12 |
04/30/25 vs Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory | 11 |
04/08/25 @ Danville | 11 |
04/21/25 vs Fishers | 7 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lawrence North). They blew past the North Central Panthers 15-5 on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly ten runs.
Tessa Kramer made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ginger Strelow, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2024. Victoria Guyse also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Lawrence North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Central only posted a batting average of .231.
The win made it two in a row for Lawrence North and bumps their season record up to 4-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for North Central, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-7-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lawrence North will take on Zionsville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for North Central, they will square off against Kokomo at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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