The La Porte Slicers will head out to challenge the Jimtown Jimmies at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. La Porte is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, La Porte beat Portage 7-3. The Slicers haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Mia Maxel looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Shayla Sorg was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Evie Travis was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
La Porte was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Bremen hit Jimtown with a five-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Jimmies fell just short of the Lions by a score of 6-5. The Jimmies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory got La Porte back to even at 12-12. As for Jimtown, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
La Porte couldn't quite finish off Jimtown in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Slicers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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