The Eastern Hancock Royals will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Lawrence North Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Hancock is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Monday, Eastern Hancock had just enough and edged Pendleton Heights out 4-3.
Eastern Hancock got a great performance from McKenna Stewart as she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Sammie Bolding was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Lawrence North can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over Ben Davis. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lawrence North.
Lawrence North got a massive performance out of Anna Mauck, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Victoria Guyse was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Eastern Hancock's win bumped their record up to 20-2. As for Lawrence North, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Eastern Hancock hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lawrence North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.3. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Eastern Hancock couldn't quite finish off Lawrence North when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 7-5. Will Eastern Hancock have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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