The Jasper Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Evansville North Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jasper is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
On Wednesday, Jasper earned a 7-2 win over Boonville.
Elise Lampert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on ten hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carlee Rogers, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Keira Giesler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Evansville North put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Evansville Bosse. Evansville North blew past Evansville Bosse 12-0. The victory was nothing new for Evansville North as they're now sitting on three straight.
Jessica Sisson looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Evansville North got a massive performance out of Kennedy Jones, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Wilke, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Jasper has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Evansville North, their win bumped their record up to 14-12.
Evansville North's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Jasper has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Evansville North, though, as they've been averaging 9. Given Jasper's sizable advantage in that area, Evansville North will need to find a way to close that gap.
Jasper might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Evansville North in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Jasper, Maci Warner (who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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