Bears
| 04/29/26 vs Purdue Polytechnic | 26 |
| 04/28/26 vs Bethesda Christian | 25 |
| 04/07/26 @ Pike | 20 |
| 05/28/26 vs Warren Central | 11 |
| 05/13/26 vs Warren Central | 10 |
It's playoff time, and Lawrence Central had no trouble coming through when it counted. They put the hurt on the Warren Central Warriors with a sharp 14-3 win on Thursday. Considering the Bears have won eight contests by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Sophie Ruschhaupt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 4-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. She also put up a triple, which was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Lawrence Central got a big performance out of Tru Cunningham, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was Eliana Luter, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Lawrence Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory (which was Lawrence Central's third in a row) raised their record to 12-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Warren Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
As of now, neither Lawrence Central nor the Warriors have any future games scheduled.
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